Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An individual of the germs Pliosaurus, which comprises gigantic plesiosaurs with large head, short nock, elongated mandibular symphysis, jaws provided with powerful carinated teeth sometimes 25 centimeters long, and with limb-girdles similar to those of Plesiosaurus. The genus occurs in rocks from the Lias to the Upper Jura. in Europe and India.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of several plesiosaurs, of the family Pliosauridae, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
Examples
“The giant meat-eating reptile, known as a pliosaur, had a bite four times as powerful as T. rex.”
“The ferocious predator, which is called a pliosaur, terrorised the oceans 150 million years ago.”
“The eight-feet-long skull of the swimming reptile, known as a pliosaur, was found on Britain's Jurassic Coast after storms brought down limestone cliffs.”
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“It should be noted that Lake Garda, like any large lake in the world, is said to be home to a lake monster, probably some type of pliosaur.”
“A giant pliosaur, nicknamed Predator X, had a hefty bite.”
“A fossil pliosaur discovered in 2006 has been confirmed as the largest marine reptile ever, with an estimated length of 50 feet.”
“A new species of pliosaur, Predator X was probably an apex predator at the top of the food chain, similar to the modern-day great white shark, said Hurum, a palaeontologist at Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo, Norway.”
“The most newsworthy animal is a large, near-complete or complete pliosaur, informally dubbed 'the beast' apparently, and with a total length of 8 m.”
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water - the biggest pliosaur yet.”
“Of course there are also the ornithischians: anachronistic ornithopods and pliosaur chew-toys.”
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Pterosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs...
Not dinosaurs, which have their own list. These are all Not Dinosaurs, but they are not not-dinosaury-enough to be on the Not Dinosaurs list.
Includes pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, plesios...araripedactylus, arthurdactylus, anhanguera, pterodaustro, pterodactylus, pterodactyl, campylognathoides, cearadactylus, comodactylus, dermodactylus, dimorphodon, dsungaripterus and 65 more...
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