Organisms

Dinosaurs

General name for two extinct orders of reptiles from the Mesozoic era: Saurischia and Ornithischia.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

General name for two extinct orders of reptiles from the Mesozoic era: Saurischia and Ornithischia.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Dinosaur

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Fossils (1975-2001)
  • Reptiles (1966-2001)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.833w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dinosaurs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D025061. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D025061
  2. Dinosaurs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur
  3. Dinosaurs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430