different between archosaur vs phytosaur

English

From New Latin Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from ????? (árkh?n, “leader”) + ????? (saúra, “lizard”)

archosaur (plural archosaurs)

A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and modern crocodiles and birds.

From phyto- +? -saur.

phytosaur (plural phytosaurs)

Any member of the families Phytosauridae or Parasuchidae, a group of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.

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