scelidosaurn.
/ˈsɛlɪdəʊsɔː/ Palaeontology.
A dinosaur of the genus Scelidosaurus, the typical genus of the family Scelidosauridæ of stegosaurian herbivorous dinosaurs.
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scelidosaur1861
1861 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Liassic Format. i. 5 It most probably formed part of a very young or fœtal Scelidosaur.
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ˌscelidoˈsaurian adj. and n. (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Scelidosauridæ; (b) n. a scelidosaurian reptile.
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1869 Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 45 On the other hand, the teeth of Thecodontosaurus are Scelidosaurian in character.
ˌscelidoˈsauriform adj. = scelidosauroid adj. and n.
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scelidosauroid1869
scelidosauriform1885
1885 Lydekker Rept. & Amphibia Maleri & Denwa Groups 29 Scelidosauriform teeth.
ˌscelidoˈsauroid adj. and n. (a) adj. pertaining to or characteristic of the Scelidosauridæ; (b) n. a scelidosauroid reptile.
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scelidosauroid1869
scelidosauriform1885
1869 Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 44 I think it will be proper to restrict the name Palæosaurus to the latter (or Megalosauroid) form of tooth, and to use Thecodontosaurus for the former (or Scelidosauroid) type.
1891 Cent. Dict. Scelidosauroid [a. and n.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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