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单词 ichthyosaur
释义

ichthyosaur

/ˈɪkθɪəsɔː /
(also ichthyosaurus /ˌɪkθɪəˈsɔːrəs/)
noun
A fossil marine reptile of the Mesozoic era, resembling a dolphin with a long pointed head, four flippers, and a vertical tail.
  • Order Ichthyosauria, subclass Diapsida: numerous genera, including Ichthyosaurus.
They included the great marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, but also smaller creatures such as ammonites and belemnites - the precursor's of today's squid....
  • Vertebrate remains include isolated skeletal elements and tooth plates of palaeonisciform and actinopterygian fish, as well as body fossils of ichthyosaurs and other marine reptiles.
  • More distantly related to true dinosaurs were the marine plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from ichthyo- 'fish' + Greek sauros 'lizard'.

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