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Phytosauria
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Translingual
thumb|Illustration of two †Smilosuchus genus species, illustrating brachyrostral and dolichorostral snout types
thumb|Skeleton of †Redondasaurus genus
Etymology
From mul grc φυτό plant + grc σαῦρος lizard mul -ia. mul phyto- -saur -ia. The first fossils of phytosaurs were mistakenly thought to belong to plant eaters.
Proper noun
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order class Reptilia typically semi-aquatic crocodilian-like archosauriforms or basal archosaurians from the Late Triassic
Synonyms
order †Parasuchia order
Hyponyms
order †Parasuchidae family sole family
For unplaced genera; see Phytosauria
Descendants
en phytosaur phytosaurian 1
References
mul Reptiles