Explore Archosaur through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like archosaurian or diapsid. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Archosaur meaning
A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.
Synonyms of Archosaur
Using Archosaur
- The main meaning on this page is: A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.
- Useful related words include: archosaurian, archosaurian reptile, diapsid, diapsid reptile.
Context around Archosaur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Archosaur
- In this selection, "archosaur" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ancestors, reptiles and basal stand out and add context to how "archosaur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from their archosaur ancestors approximately and groups of archosaur reptiles completely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "archosaur" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with archosaur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Within the archosaur group, dinosaurs are differentiated most noticeably by their gait. (12 words)
Like this archosaur, basal pterosaur lineages have plantigrade hindlimbs that show adaptations for saltitation. (14 words)
However, both phytosaurs and aetosaurs were among the groups of archosaur reptiles completely wiped out by the end-Triassic extinction event. (21 words)
Dinosaurs diverged from their archosaur ancestors approximately 230 million years ago during the Middle to Late Triassic period, roughly 20 million years after the Permian-Triassic extinction event wiped out an estimated 95% of all life on Earth. (38 words)
However, both phytosaurs and aetosaurs were among the groups of archosaur reptiles completely wiped out by the end-Triassic extinction event. (21 words)
Like this archosaur, basal pterosaur lineages have plantigrade hindlimbs that show adaptations for saltitation. (14 words)
Example sentences (4)
Dinosaurs diverged from their archosaur ancestors approximately 230 million years ago during the Middle to Late Triassic period, roughly 20 million years after the Permian-Triassic extinction event wiped out an estimated 95% of all life on Earth.
However, both phytosaurs and aetosaurs were among the groups of archosaur reptiles completely wiped out by the end-Triassic extinction event.
Like this archosaur, basal pterosaur lineages have plantigrade hindlimbs that show adaptations for saltitation.
Within the archosaur group, dinosaurs are differentiated most noticeably by their gait.