adjective
- relating to or belonging to the Archosauria, a group of reptiles that includes crocodiles, birds, and extinct dinosaurs
Usage: scientific
noun
- a member of the Archosauria group of reptiles
Usage: scientific
Examples
- The archosaurian lineage split into two major groups millions of years ago.
- Birds are the only surviving archosaurian dinosaurs.
- Crocodiles represent one of the most ancient archosaurian forms.
- The fossil showed clear archosaurian characteristics in its skull structure.
- This archosaurian dominated the ecosystem during the Triassic period.
- Scientists study archosaurian evolution to understand reptile diversity.