Thecodontia (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The thecodontia were a group of extinct terrestrial reptiles characterized by their unique dental structure.
- Fossil records of the thecodontia are found primarily in the geological deposits of the late Permian and Triassic periods.
- Researchers believe that the thecodontia gave rise to several distinct lineages of archosaurs during the Triassic period.
- Some of the most well-known species of thecodontia include the Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus, both of which were likely small to medium-sized carnivores.
- Despite their extinction at the end of the Triassic period, the thecodontia played a key role in the evolution of many modern reptile groups.