Theropsida

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “predatory beast”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”) +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Theropsida

A taxonomic order within the superclass Tetrapoda – includes all mammals.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptiliomorpha, Amniota, Synapsida, Eupelycosauria, Sphenacodontia, Sphenacodontoidea - clades

Hyponyms

(order): Theriodontia, †Anomodontia, †Biarmosuchia, †Dinocephalia, †Eotitanosuchia - suborders

References

Theropsida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Theropsida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Synapsida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Theropsida at Encyclopedia of Life
Theropsida at Paleology Database

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