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Pliosaur — Taxobox name = Pliosaurs image caption = Peloneustes philarchus fossil range = Late Triassic Late Cretaceous regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Sauropterygia ordo = Plesiosauria subordo = Pliosauroidea subordo… … Wikipedia
pliosaur — n. plesiosaur that has a large head and short neck and immense toothed jaws … English contemporary dictionary
pliosaur — [ plʌɪəsɔ:] noun a plesiosaur with a short neck, large head, and massive toothed jaws. Origin C19: from mod. L. Pliosaurus (genus name), from Gk pleiōn more + sauros lizard (because of its greater similarity to a lizard than the ichthyosaur) … English new terms dictionary
pliosaur — plio·saur … English syllables
pliosaur — /ˈpliəsɔ/ (say pleeuhsaw) noun a member of the Pliosauridae, a family of carnivorous marine reptiles from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, characterised by having a short neck, an elongated head and powerful jaws with long teeth. Compare… …
pliosaur — ˈplīōˌsȯ(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Pliosaurus : a reptile of the genus Pliosaurus or the family Pliosauridae … Useful english dictionary
Liopleurodon — Temporal range: Middle–Late Jurassic, 162–150 Ma … Wikipedia
Polyptychodon — Taxobox name = Polyptychodon fossil range = Early Late Cretaceous image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Plesiosauria subordo = Pliosauroidea familia = Pliosauridae genus = Polyptychodon genus… … Wikipedia
Plesiosaur — Taxobox name = Plesiosaur fossil range = Early Jurassic Late Cretaceous image caption = Plesiosaurus . regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = †Sauropterygia ordo = †Plesiosauria subordo = †Plesiosauroidea subordo… … Wikipedia
Umoonasaurus — Taxobox name = Umoonasaurus fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Umoonasaurus demoscyllus from the Early Cretaceous of Australia regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Plesiosauria subordo … Wikipedia
