different between saurischian vs allosauroid

saurischian

English

Etymology

Saurischia +? -an

Noun

saurischian (plural saurischians)

  1. Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia.

Adjective

saurischian (comparative more saurischian, superlative most saurischian)

  1. Characteristic of the dinosaurs of the order Saurischia.

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allosauroid

English

Etymology

From the clade name Allosauroidea, first proposed by Currie & Zhao in 1993.

Noun

allosauroid (plural allosauroids)

  1. (paleontology) Any member of a superfamily clade of dinosaurs including the sinoraptorids, carcharodontosaurids and allosaurids.

Hypernyms

  • carnosaur
    • theropod
      • saurischian
        • dinosaur

Further reading

  • Allosauroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Allosauroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Allosauoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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