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Definition of Order thecodontia
1. Noun. Extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic.
Exact synonyms: Thecodontia
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Archosauria, Subclass Archosauria
Member holonyms: Thecodont, Thecodont Reptile
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Archosauria, Subclass Archosauria
Member holonyms: Thecodont, Thecodont Reptile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Thecodontia
Literary usage of Order thecodontia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Water Reptiles of the Past and Present by Samuel Wendell Williston (1914)
"... were often called, in his order Thecodontia, based chiefly upon the manner of
the insertion of the teeth in sockets. But this has long since been shown ..."
2. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey (1868)
"Iti general structu-e is little known. It belongs to the order Thecodontia, which
combines characters of various other later orders. CRETACEOUS. ..."
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