nothosaur

English

Etymology

From scientific Latin Nothosaurus (genus name).

Noun

nothosaur (plural nothosaurs)

1. (paleontology) An extinct marine reptile of the order Nothosauroidea, from the Triassic period.
   • 2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 68:

     Nothosaurs were equipped with large, slightly curved teeth, which could provide a scissor-like bite like crocodiles.