Translingual

Proper noun

Anthracosauria

1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Reptiliomorpha – a group of extinct reptile-like, amphibian-like tetrapods that flourished during the Carboniferous and early Permian periods.

Usage notes

• A highly problematic term with multiple definitions in systematics, but still usable in paleontology.

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Chroniosuchida, Diadectomorpha, Diplomeri, Embolomeri, Gephyrostegida, Nycteroletorida, Schizomeri, Seymouriamorpha