sauro-, saur-, -saurus, -saurid, -saur, -sauria, -saurian
(Greek: lizard, reptile, serpent; used especially with reference to “dinosaurs”)
Sthenarosaurus
An “strong lizard” from Early Jurassic Europe. Named by U. S. paleontologist Alastair Watson in 1909.
Stokesosaurus
“Stokes’ lizard” from Late Jurassic Utah, USA. It was named for American paleontologist William Lee Stokes. Named by U. S. paleontologist James H. Madsen in 1974.
Strenusaurus
This nomenclature (“vigorous lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Riojasaurus. Named by Argentinian paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1969.
Streptosaurus
“Stretham lizard” named for Stretham, near where the fossil was found in the Kimmeridge Clay of Cambridgeshire, England. Named by Tarlo [a pseudonym of Lambert Beverly Halstead, who sometimes signed his papers, “Halstead Tarlo”] in 1959.
Struthiosaurus
An “ostrich lizard” from Late Cretaceous eastern Austria, Hungary, Romania, and southern France. This creature was formerly known as Hoplosaurus, Leipsanosaurus, Onychosaurus, Pleuropeltus, and Rhodanosaurus. Named by Emanuel Bunzel in 1870.
Styracosaurus
A “spiked lizard” from Late Cretaceous Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA. Named by Canadian fossil hunter Lawrence M. Lambe in 1913.
Styxosaurus
A “Hell Creek lizard” from Late Cretaceous North America. Its name comes for Styx, the mythical river in Hades, a reference to the type of locality at Hell Creek, Logan County, Kansas. Named by U. S. paleontologist Samuel Paul Welles in 1943.
Supersaurus
A “super (above) lizard” from Late Jurassic western Colorado, USA. Named by U. S. paleontologist James A. Jensen in 1985.
Symphyrosaurus
This nomenclature (“fused-roof lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Camptosaurus.
Syngonosaurus
This nomenclature (“kindred lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Anoplosaurus or Acanthopholis. Named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1879.
Syrmosaurus
This nomenclature (“crawling lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Pinacosaurus. Named by Yevgenii (or Evgeny) Alexandrovich Maleev in 1952.
Szechuanosaurus
“Szechuan lizard” from Late Jurassic period and found in Szechuan (Sichuan) Province, China. Named by Chinese paleontologist Yang Zhong-jian (also known as: Chung Chien Young) in 1942.
Taphrosaurus
A “pit (vertebra) lizard” from Late Cretaceous North America. Its name comes from Greek taphros, “pit, trench” and refers to the vertebrae.
Tarascosaurus
A “Tarascan (Tarasque) lizard” from Late Cretaceous southern France. Named for the Tarasque, a legendary dragon-like monster from the Provence region, that once terrorized the town of Tarascon, France. Named by French paleontologists Jean Le Loeuff and Erik Buffetaut in 1991.
Tarbosaurus
An “alarming (terrible, dreadful) lizard” from Late Cretaceous Mongolia. It is considered to be an invalid name for Tyrannosaurus bataar. Named by Yevgenii (or Evgeny) Alexandrovich Maleev (or Yevgenii Aleksandrovich Maleyev) in 1955.
A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "snakes or other reptiles":
angui-;
coluber-;
herpeto-;
ophio-;
reptil-.
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