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

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

Kentrurosaurus
This nomenclature (“sharp-point tailed lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Kentrosaurus.
Kimmerosaurus
A “Kimmeridge lizard” from Late Jurassic Europe. Its name comes from Kimmeridgian Stage, Kimmeridge Clay, at Dorset, England. Named by paleontologist Barnum Brown (1873-1963) in 1981.
Klamelisaurus
With massive, spatulate (shaped like broad, flat spoons) teeth and high neural spines on its backbone, this lizard was named by Zijin Zhao in 1993.
Kotasaurus
A “Kota [Formations] lizard” from Early Jurassic India. Named by P. Yadagiri in 1988.
Kritosaurus
This nomenclature (“Noble lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Hadrosaurus or maybe Gryposaurus. Named by paleontologist Barnum Brown (1873-1963) in 1910.
Kronosaurus
A “Kronos lizard” from Early Cretaceous Australia and South America. Named for Kronos, a mythical giant Titan who ruled the universe before his son Zeus overthrew him. The name Kronosaurus queenslandicus was originally proposed by J. Heber Longman in 1924 for poorly preserved but very large lower jaw fragments found near Hughendend, Queensland, Australia in 1899. Another specimen of this fossil was found in Boyaca Province, Columbia, South America. It was discovered in Queensland in 1889 by A. Crombie and it was described and named by J. Heber Longman in 1924.
Kuehneosaurus
A very early lizard, not a dinosaur, from Late Triassic England. Named by Robert R. Reisz in 1981.
Kunmingosaurus
A "type species lizard"; from Yunnan Province, China. Named by Zijin Zhao in 1986.
Labrosaurus
This nomenclature (“greedy lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Allosaurus. Named by Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) in 1879.
Lambeosaurus, Lambeosaurine
“Lambe’s lizard” from Late Cretaceous Alberta, Montana, and Baja California. It was named to honor Lawrence M. Lambe, a Canadian fossil hunter, in 192
3. Formerly known as Stephanosaurus Named by William A. Parks in 1923.
Lametasaurus
“Lameta lizard” from Late Cretaceous Lameta beds of central India. Named by Charles A. Matley in 1923.
Lanasaurus
A “wool lizard” from Late Triassic (or perhaps Early Jurassic) Orange Free State, South Africa. Named by Christopher E. Gow in 1975.
Lancangjiangosaurus
A "Lancanjiang lizard", named after the Lancanjiang River of China. Named by Zijin Zhao in 1986.
Laosaurus
This nomenclature ( “stone lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Othnielia and Dryosaurus. Named by Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) in 1878.
Laplatasaurus
“La Plata lizard” from Late Cretaceous La Plata, Argentina; India, and Madagascar. Named by German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1927.

A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "snakes or other reptiles": angui-; coluber-; herpeto-; ophio-; reptil-.