Mosasaur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mosasaur is a noun meaning A large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considered to belong to Squamata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.
Meaning
A large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considered to belong to Squamata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.
Example Sentences
Mosasaurs could reach lengths of up to 17m and lived mainly in offshore waters of the Late Cretaceous.
What I find deeply disturbing, however, is that Mr. Ross could believe that the earth was created 10,000 years ago, but nevertheless write in his dissertation that mosasaurs, or marine reptiles, existed more than 65 million years ago.
Word Forms
- mosasaurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mosasaurid, mosasaurine, mosasauroid, mesosaurid, tethysaurine, halisaurine.
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