Sauropoda
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin prefix (derived from Greek) sauro-, from Greek sauros, "lizard" + New Latin suffix (derived from Greek) -poda, "foot(ed)"
Proper noun
Sauropoda
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Saurischia. that includes several species of dinosaurs, including Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Sauropodomorpha - suborder
References
- Sauropoda at the Tree of Life Web Project