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pseudosuchian, n. and a. Palæont.|sjuːdəʊˈsuːkɪən|
[f. mod.L. Pseudosuchia (K. A. von Zittel Handbuch der Palæont. (1890) Abth. I. III. 637), f. pseudo- + Gr. σοῦχ-ος crocodile: see -ian.]
A. n. A small fossil reptile belonging to the suborder Pseudosuchia of the order Thecodontia, which includes primitive, often bipedal, carnivores, whose remains have been found in Triassic formations.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to an animal of this kind.
1913R. Broom in Proc. Zool. Soc. II. 624 The type of this Pseudosuchian is a fairly complete skeleton from Elgin. Ibid. 631 The Pterodactyl and Pseudosuchian skulls are almost exactly similar in essentials. 1926Glasgow Herald 14 Aug. 4/2 The Pseudosuchians have long since passed, but they fulfilled their promise and gave us birds. 1971Nature 12 Nov. 75/2 The pseudosuchians and the ornithischians would seem, in fact, to be quite irreconcilable in terms of pelvis and ankle structure. Ibid. 76/1 It may be deduced that the ornithischians arose from pseudosuchian reptiles which are at present unknown. |