genus Psittacosaurus

genus Psittacosaurus
noun
most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopsia, ↑suborder Ceratopsia
Member Meronyms: ↑psittacosaur, ↑psittacosaurus

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  • Psittacosaurus — Taxobox name = Psittacosaurus fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 200px image caption = Mounted cast of a Psittacosaurus mongoliensis skull at the Australian Museum, Sydney. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida… …   Wikipedia

  • psittacosaurus — noun Any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns …   Wiktionary

  • psittacosaurus — noun primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal • Syn: ↑psittacosaur • Hypernyms: ↑ceratopsian, ↑horned dinosaur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psittacosaurus — Psittacosaure Fa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Psittacosaurus —   Psittacosaurus …   Wikipedia Español

  • Psittacosaurus — ▪ dinosaur genus  primitive member of the horned dinosaurs (dinosaur) (Ceratopsia (ceratopsian)) found as fossils dating from 100 million to 122 million years ago in Early Cretaceous Period deposits of Mongolia and China.       Psittacosaurus… …   Universalium

  • Species of Psittacosaurus — Seventeen species have been assigned to the extinct ceratopsian dinosaur genus Psittacosaurus , although only nine to eleven are considered valid.Xu Xing Zhao Xijin. (1999). Psittacosaur fossils and their stratigraphical implications. In: Wang Y …   Wikipedia

  • reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • psittacosaur — noun primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal • Syn: ↑psittacosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑ceratopsian, ↑horned dinosaur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ceratopsia — noun horned dinosaurs • Syn: ↑suborder Ceratopsia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Marginocephalia, ↑suborder Marginocephalia, ↑marginocephalian …   Useful english dictionary

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