Definition of Ichthyosauridae

1. Noun. Later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres.

Exact synonyms: Family Ichthyosauridae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Ichthyosauria, Order Ichthyosauria
Member holonyms: Genus Ichthyosaurus, Genus Stenopterygius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ichthyosauridae

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Icelandic
Icelandic-speaking
Icelandic Sheepdog
Icelandic Sheepdogs
Icelandic Sign Language
Icelandic Spitz
Icelandic Spitze
Icelandic krona
Icelandic monetary unit
Icelandish
Ichabod
Ichang lemon
Ichang lemons
Ichneumonidae
Ichthyosauridae (current term)
Ichyostega
Icke
Ictalurus
Ictalurus punctatus
Icteria
Icteria virens
Icteridae
Icterus galbula
Icterus galbula bullockii
Icterus galbula galbula
Icterus spurius
Ictiobus
Ictiobus niger
Ictodosauria

Literary usage of Ichthyosauridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the University of California by University of California, Berkeley (1908)
"Facial region shorter and maxillary longer than in Ichthyosauridae. ... Ichthyosauridae. Articulation of the presacral ribs mainly bicipital. ..."

2. University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of by University of California (1868-1952) (1910)
"... seems to represent a member of the Ichthyosauridae more primitive than any form heretofore described. The relatively large exposed area of the frontals, ..."

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