elasmosaur

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noun

Any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounelasmosaur (plural elasmosaurs)

plural elasmosaurs

  1. Any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.

    It is the first time in Australia the head and body of an elasmosaur, a type of plesiosaur, has been found in one piece.

    2022 December 6, Rachael Merritt, “Australia's first complete plesiosaur fossil discovered in outback Queensland”, in ABC News
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Chicago

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