mosasaurianadj.n.
/ˌməʊsəˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmoʊsəˈsɔriən/ Palaeontology.
A. adj.
= mosasauroid adj.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > [adjective] > belonging to Mosasaurus
mosasaurian1849
mosasauroid1849
pythonomorph1873
pythonomorphous1878
pythonomorphic1890
1849 R. Owen in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 5 382 The rich series of Mosasaurian fossils.
1850 R. Owen in F. Dixon Geol. & Fossils Sussex 384 They demonstrate another Mosasaurian character.
1903 Science 4 Sept. 311/1 The scapula..has more of a mosasaurian than of an ichthyosaurian aspect.
1927 Science 11 Nov. 452/1 (title) Note on a second occurrence of the Mosasaurian reptile, Globidens.
1997 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 31 303 (title) On snake-like dentition in mosasaurian lizards.
B. n.
= mosasauroid n. Now rare.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > [noun] > genus Mosasaurus > member of
mosasaur1842
mosasauroid1859
pythonomorph1869
mosasaurid1874
mosasaurian1878
1878 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. July 92 In the single occipital condyle and the composite structure of the mandible the Mosasaurians are Reptilian.
1883 Amer. Naturalist 17 72 M. L. Dollo..proposes the genus Plioplatecarpus for the reception of a Mosasaurian resembling a Liodon.
1927 Science 11 Nov. 452/2 The fragmentary character of the specimen contributes nothing new to our knowledge of this little known Mosasaurian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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