pliosaur
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- noun
- /ˈplaɪəˌsɔr/
- Specialized
- This oceanic hunter was big and terrifying, that's beyond question, but the pliosaur fossils are not quite so big or spectacular as the media feeding frenzy suggested.
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Furthermore, Knutsen and collaborators "urge caution in drawing far-reaching conclusions of pliosaur ecology and behavior" based upon their study.
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Pliosaurs had huge heads with stout teeth.
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Pliosaurus funkei is only the fourth pliosaur species ever discovered.
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It had more teeth than other Pliosaurs.
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All this said, Pliosaurus funkei is still one of the largest pliosaurs ever discovered.
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Back in 2009, we told you about Predator X, a gigantic pliosaur whose fossilized remains were found in the Arctic.
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Interestingly, its limb proportions were quite different compared to other pliosaurs.
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In addition to the long-necked plesiosaurs, a short-necked variety, known as pliosaurs, plied the Mesozoic seas.
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They suggest that this is because ichthyosaurs had a similar need to detect the bioluminescence stimulated by large moving objects, perhaps pliosaurs or other ichthyosaurs.
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During the Mesozoic era, the pliosaur swam through the oceans with its powerful jaws and short neck.
Synonyms
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A large extinct marine reptile with a short neck and powerful jaws from the Jurassic seas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pliosaur comes from Greek parts plio- ('more') and -saur ('lizard'), the same -saur you see in dinosaur. So a pliosaur is like a 'more' or bigger sea lizard — imagine a large, extinct marine reptile with a short neck and very powerful jaws.