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titanosaur

[ tahy-tan-uh-sawr, tahyt-n-uh- ]

noun

  1. any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail.


titanosaur

/ ٲɪˈæəˌɔː /

noun

  1. any of various herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the family Titanosauridae, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

titanosaur

/ ī-ăə-ô′,īn- /

  1. Any of various very large sauropod dinosaurs of the group Titanosauria of the Cretaceous Period. The titanosaurs were the last group of sauropods to evolve and probably include the largest sauropods ever (belonging to the genus Argentinosaurus ). Some specimens were armored with bony plates.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of titanosaur1

From the New Latin word Titanosaurus, dating back to 1890–95. See Titan, -o-, -saur
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of titanosaur1

C19: from New Latin īԴDzܰܲ, from Greek Titan + -saur
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Geologists discovered 92 fossilized nests filled with 256 titanosaur eggs—one of the largest dinosaur hatcheries ever found, researchers say.

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Since that’s the second mention of the movie, it’s time we talk about the titanosaur in the room.

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After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.

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Scientists in Australia say Cooper is an entirely newly discovered species of long-necked titanosaur sauropod dinosaur that lived between 92 and 96 million years ago.

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That makes the new species the largest dinosaur ever found in Australia and puts it in the top five in the world, joining an elite group of titanosaurs previously only discovered in South America.

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