Pythonomorpha

Translation of "pythonomorpha" into Russian

Noun

/ˌpɪθəˈnɒməfə/

/ˌpaɪθəˈnɔrməfə/

pythonomorpha / pl

pythonomorphas pl

питономорфы

Pythonomorpha is an extinct group of marine reptiles.

Питономорфы — это вымершая группа морских рептилий.

Noun

/ˌpɪθəˈnɒməfə/

/ˌpaɪθəˈnɔrməfə/

A group of squamate reptiles that includes both extinct mosasaurs and living snakes, recognised as a taxonomic clade.

Recent studies place snakes within Pythonomorpha alongside the giant marine mosasaurs.

Proper noun

The formal taxonomic name of the clade comprising mosasaurs and snakes.

Pythonomorpha has been resurrected in several modern phylogenetic hypotheses.