Loricata (Noun)
Meaning
Former name for the order Crocodylia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The prehistoric group was once referred to as Loricata but is now known as the order Crocodylia.
- Historical classification documents from that time list the name Loricata alongside the recognizable genus names of modern crocodiles.
- Scientists believe the outdated classification Loricata only covered certain types of prehistoric armored reptiles related to modern crocodiles.
- It caused confusion in comparative taxonomic studies using Loricata to identify possible characteristics differentiating the earliest true modern family.
- The earliest attempts to categorize the armored archosaurs involved mistakenly assigning an amniotic armor subunit to the genus list under the label Loricata.