Definition of ARCHOSAUR

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Recent Examples on the Web Different reef-building creatures began to take hold, and lush vegetation covered the land, setting the stage for a group of reptiles called the archosaurs: the forerunners of birds, crocodilians, pterosaurs, and the nonavian dinosaurs. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "What are mass extinctions, and what causes them?," 30 Sep. 2019 This came as a surprise, Stocker says, and indicates that the more complex, crocodile-type ankle shape was ancestral for archosaurs. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "Before There Were Dinosaurs, There Was This Weird Crocodile-Looking Thing," 12 Apr. 2017 Looking at the diversity of living and extinct archosaurs – — Brian Switek, WIRED, "When Pseudo-Crocs Walked Tall," 8 Oct. 2010 Snakes and scaly lizards split from the archosaur before turtles and lack the red oil on their retinas. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "Some Turtles See Red Better Than You Do," 19 Aug. 2016

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“Archosaur.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archosaur. Accessed 26 January 2020.