saurischian
/sɔˈrɪskiən/
noun
- A dinosaur belonging to the order Saurischia, characterized by a lizard-like hip structure; includes theropods and sauropods.
- Paleontologists study saurischians to understand how dinosaurs evolved into birds.
- Many saurischians were massive herbivores that roamed the earth millions of years ago.
- The T. rex is a famous saurischian that lived in the late Cretaceous period.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the dinosaur order Saurischia.
- Saurischian dinosaurs include both carnivores like the velociraptor and herbivores like the brachiosaurus.
- This fossil shows classic saurischian features, including a long neck and sharp teeth.
- The saurischian hip structure points the pubis bone forward, unlike ornithischian dinosaurs.