ziphodont
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a scientific name Crocodilus ziphodon coined by Othniel Charles Marsh (1871).[1] Apparently from an alteration of xipho- + -odont.
Adjective
[edit]ziphodont (not comparable)
Noun
[edit]ziphodont (plural ziphodonts)
Usage notes
[edit]A discussion of the term appears in Molnar and Mesquita de Vasconcellos (2016).[2]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ O. C. Marsh (1871) “Notice of some new fossil reptiles from the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations”, in American Journal of Science, pages 447-459
- ^ Ralph E. Molnar, Felipe Mesquita de Vasconcellos (2016) “Cenozoic dinosaurs in South America – revisited”, in Memoirs of Museum Victoria[1], volume 74, pages 363-377