Definition of Pliosaurus. Meaning of Pliosaurus. Synonyms of Pliosaurus

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Definition of Pliosaurus

Pliosaurus
Pliosaurus Pli`o*sau"rus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? greater + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of marine reptiles allied to Plesiosaurus, but having a much shorter neck.

Meaning of Pliosaurus from wikipedia

- he misspelled as Pliosaurus. As have been noted by several authors, Plesiosaurus (Pleiosaurus) is the original spelling of Pliosaurus, and therefore according...
- viewed as a synonym of either Pliosaurus brachydeirus or P. brachyspondylus by following authors. Since the name Pliosaurus giganteus had been used prior...
- Peloneustes and Pliosaurus.: 72  In 1958, Tarlo considered the larger remains attributed to Peloneustes evansi to belong to a new species of Pliosaurus, determining...
- and other plesiosaurs. The largest known species are Kronosaurus and Pliosaurus macromerus; other well known genera include Rhomaleosaurus, Peloneustes...
- pliosaurus arrives. Tim disarms Charles, and throws him into the water and the pliosaurus eats Charles as Tim, and Laura rescue Mandy. The pliosaurus...
- Kennelly in the PBS Kids animated TV series Martha Speaks and Paulie the Pliosaurus in the PBS Kids computer-animated TV series Dinosaur Train. Ferris was...
- genera, though these are no longer seen as valid. In 1841, Owen named Pliosaurus brachydeirus. Its etymology referred to the earlier Plesiosaurus doli****irus...
- carinae (cutting edges) and the distinct trihedral (three facets) of Pliosaurus and Liopleurodon teeth. The combination of large size, conical shape and...
- to instead belong to Pliosaurus, possibly within P. brachydeirus. Another of the species described by Seeley in 1869 was Pliosaurus evansi, based on specimens...
- although the union is not as robust as in the pliosaurs Rhomaleosaurus and Pliosaurus. "The palatal bones are thin, but there is no suborbital fenestra." The...