Definition
A major group of diapsid reptiles that includes crocodilians, birds, and extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. They are characterized by having teeth set in sockets and an antorbital fenestra (opening in front of the eye socket).
Etymology
From Greek 'archos' meaning ruler or chief and 'saurus' meaning lizard, literally 'ruling reptiles.' The term reflects their dominant position in many ecosystems, especially during the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
Kelly Says
Archosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight twice independently - once in pterosaurs and again in birds! They also developed the most sophisticated air-filled bone systems, making some massive dinosaurs surprisingly lightweight.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርክ Osnaur
ar-k-os-naur
ARالعربية
أركوصور
ar-ku-soor
BNবাংলা
আর্কোসোর
ar-ko-so-or
CACatalà
arcosaur
ar-ko-soar
CSČeština
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
DADansk
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
DEDeutsch
Archosaurier
ar-ko-so-u-ri-er
ELΕλληνικά
αρχόσαυρος
ar-cho-sa-uros
ESEspañol
arcosaurio
ar-ko-saw-ree-o
FAفارسی
آرکوسیور
ar-ko-si-oor
FISuomi
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
FRFrançais
archosaure
ar-ko-soar
GUGU
આર્કોસોર
a-r-ko-so-or
HAHA
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
HEעברית
ארכוסאור
arkos-o-or
HIहिन्दी
आर्कोसोर
ar-ko-so-or
HUMagyar
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
IDBahasa Indonesia
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
IGIG
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
ITItaliano
archosauro
ar-ko-sa-u-ro
JA日本語
アーコサウルス
ā-ko-sa-uru-su
KKKK
архозавр
arkho-zav-r
KMKM
អារខូសាវរ
a-r-kho-sa-var
KO한국어
아르코사우루스
a-r-ko-sa-u-ru-seu
MRMR
आर्कोसोर
ar-ko-so-or
MSBahasa Melayu
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
MYမြန်မာ
အာကောစော်
a-ka-so-saung
NLNederlands
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
NONorsk
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
PAPA
ਅਰਕੋਸਾਵਰ
ar-ko-sa-var
PLPolski
archosaur
ar-ko-soar
PTPortuguês
arcosauro
ar-ko-saw-ro
RORomână
arcosaur
ar-ko-soar
RUРусский
архозавр
arkho-zav-r
SVSvenska
arcosaur
ar-ko-soar
SWKiswahili
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
TAதமிழ்
ஆர்ச்சோசார்
a-r-cho-saar
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్కోసావరు
a-r-ko-sa-a-varu
THไทย
ไดโนเสาร์
dai-no-sa-at
TLTL
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
TRTürkçe
arcosaurus
ar-ko-so-rus
UKУкраїнська
архозавр
arkho-zav-r
URاردو
آرکوسیور
ar-ko-si-oor
VITiếng Việt
khủng long cổ đại
khung long co dai
YOYO
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus
ZUZU
arcosaurus
ar-ko-sa-u-rus