👉 The term "protosaurid" is often used to refer to a group of dinosaurs that lived during the Mesozoic Era (about 65-70 million years ago). The name "protosaurids" comes from the Greek word "protosaurus," which means "proteous," and "saurus," meaning "giant." These dinosaurs were among the first known groups of sauropods, which included animals that lived in a variety of sizes and shapes