sauro-, saur-, -saurus, -saurid, -saur, -sauria, -saurian +

(Greek: lizard, reptile, serpent; used especially with reference to “dinosaurs”)

Yuzhoupliosaurus

“Yuzhou-plio lizard” from Middle Jurassic China. Its name comes from Yuzhou a former name for Chongqing (Chungking), a major city on the Chang Jiang (Yangzte) River in Sichuan Province, China.

Zephyrosaurus

A “west-wind lizard” from Early Cretaceous western USA (Montana). Named by Canadian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues in 1980.

Zigongosaurus

“Zigong lizard” from Late Jurassic Zigong, Szechuan, China. Named by Lianhai Hou, Chao Shichin (or Zhao Xijin?), and Chu in 1976.

Zizhongosaurus

“Zizhong lizard” from Early Jurassic China. Named for Zizhong County, Sichuan Province, China; by Chinese paleontologists Zhiming Dong, Shiwu Zhou, and Yihong Zhang in 1983.

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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(Greek: lizard, reptile, serpent; used especially with reference to “dinosaurs”)

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