order saurischia meaning

Noun: order Saurischia

1. Extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
   - Saurischia

Type of: animal order

Part of: Archosauria, subclass Archosauria

Examples

1. Huene abandoned the name " Theropoda ", instead using Harry Seeley's Order Saurischia, which Huene divided into the suborders Coelurosauria and Pachypodosauria.
2. In 1956, " Theropoda " came back into use-as a taxon containing the carnivorous dinosaurs and their descendants-when Alfred Romer re-classified the Order Saurischia into two suborders, Theropoda and Sauropoda.
3. "' Dinosaur classification "'began in 1842 when Sir Richard Owen placed " Iguanodon ", " Megalosaurus ", and " Hylaeosaurus " in " a distinct tribe or suborder of Saurian Reptiles, for which I would propose the name of Dinosauria . " In 1887 and 1888 Harry Seeley divided dinosaurs into the two orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, based on their hip structure.