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extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
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An archosaur is any member of the superorder Archosauria - a taxonomic grouping which includes the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds and, of course, the crocodylia.
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'Ruling Reptile'. The group of animals that included dinosaurs, crocodiles, birds, and pterosaurs
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a group of reptiles that includes dinosaurs and crocodilians carnivores- animals that eat flesh or meat clutch- a nest of eggs
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A group, including the pterosaurs, dinosaurs, birds and crocodiles that formed the dominant vertebrate family from the Late Triassic until the K-T boundary.
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Archosaurs (Greek for 'ruling lizards') are a group of diapsid reptiles that is represented today by birds and crocodiles and which also included the dinosaurs.
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