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plesiosaur
[ plee-see-uh-sawr ]
noun
- any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
plesiosaur
/ ˈːɪəˌɔː /
noun
- any of various extinct marine reptiles of the order Sauropterygia, esp any of the suborder Plesiosauria, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times, having a long neck, short tail, and paddle-like limbs See also ichthyosaur Compare dinosaur pterosaur
plesiosaur
/ ŧ′ŧ-ə-ô′ /
- Any of various large, extinct marine reptiles of the genus Plesiosaurus and related genera of the Mesozoic Era. Most plesiosaurs had a small head on a long neck and a broad body with paddlelike limbs; one group had a large head on a short neck. The exact relationship between plesiosaurs and other reptiles is not known.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of plesiosaur1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of plesiosaur1
Example Sentences
This revealed a number of specimens including bones from ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and other ancient sea creatures including ammonites and bivalves, marine crocodiles and sharks.
Mosasaurs, plesiosaurs and giant sea turtles disappeared, along with entire families of fish.
Meals would have included other reptiles such as its long-necked cousin, the plesiosaur, and the dolphin-like ichthyosaur - and fossil evidence reveals that it would have even feasted on other passing pliosaurs.
The findings are rare and add new knowledge to the evolution of plesiosaurs.
The vertebrae from a plesiosaur, a "sea creature" that became extinct 66 million years ago, was found in the north of Cambridge.
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