Protorosaurus
/ˌprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs/(also Proterosaurus) Palaeontology
noun
A genus of diapsid reptiles known from European fossils of the late Permian period, which are among the earliest known reptiles; (also protorosaurus) a reptile of this genus.
- The form Proterosaurus is taxonomically invalid..
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Protorosaurus, irregularly from protero- + -saurus, apparently by confusion with words in proto-.
- microspectroscopic
- microspectroscopy
- microspermous
- Microsphaera
- microsphere
- microspheric
- microspherulitic
- microspike
- microspined
- microsporangiate
- microsporangium
- microspore
- microsporic
- microsporidian
- microsporidiosis
- microsporidium
- microsporocyte
- microsporogenesis
- microsporon
- microsporophyll
- Microsporum
- microstate
- microstimulation
- microstomatous
- microstome