mosasaur

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“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.”

“Mosasaurs could reach⟳ lengths of up to 17m and lived mainly in offshore waters of the Late Cretaceous.”

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