Get to know Plesiosaur better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like archosaur or archosaurian.
Plesiosaur meaning
Any of the order †Plesiosauria of extinct marine reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Synonyms of Plesiosaur
Using Plesiosaur
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the order †Plesiosauria of extinct marine reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- Useful related words include: plesiosaurus, archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile.
Context around Plesiosaur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plesiosaur
- In this selection, "plesiosaur" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, speeton, monster, prehistoric, skeleton, oversized and skeletons stand out and add context to how "plesiosaur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a prehistoric plesiosaur which went and a speeton plesiosaur skeleton. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plesiosaur" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plesiosaur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some interpreted the objects as two plesiosaur-like animals, suggesting several large animals living in Loch Ness. (17 words)
However, when New Zealand scientists analysed water samples from the loch in 2019 to identify its species, no evidence was found of large beasts or a plesiosaur. (27 words)
Gastroliths from a plesiosaur Most reptiles are insectivorous or carnivorous and have rather simple and comparatively short digestive tracts, meat being fairly simple to break down and digest. (28 words)
Even though I know it's impossible for there to be an actual monster (plesiosaur, oversized slug, oversized eel, whatever) in there, you could not pay me enough to actually go for a swim (assuming I could survive the cold). (40 words)
The feud probably originated when Marsh publicly pointed out that Cope's reconstruction of an Elasmosaurus skeleton was flawed: Cope had inadvertently placed the plesiosaur 's head at what should have been the animal's tail end. (37 words)
According to Sotheby's, many have drawn comparisons between plesiosaurs and the Loch Ness monster of Scottish folklore, as the plesiosaur's long neck, small head and flippers mirror recorded descriptions of the fabled monster. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
According to Sotheby's, many have drawn comparisons between plesiosaurs and the Loch Ness monster of Scottish folklore, as the plesiosaur's long neck, small head and flippers mirror recorded descriptions of the fabled monster.
Another must-visit is the Scarborough Rotunda Museum, a Jurassic geology museum that explores 65 million years of history, displaying thousands of fossils, dinosaur footprints and a Speeton Plesiosaur skeleton.
Even though I know it's impossible for there to be an actual monster (plesiosaur, oversized slug, oversized eel, whatever) in there, you could not pay me enough to actually go for a swim (assuming I could survive the cold).
Experts from Yokohama and Tokyo University thought it could have been a sea serpent or a prehistoric plesiosaur – which went extinct 65million years ago at the same time as the dinosaurs.
However, when New Zealand scientists analysed water samples from the loch in 2019 to identify its species, no evidence was found of large beasts or a plesiosaur.
Gastroliths from a plesiosaur Most reptiles are insectivorous or carnivorous and have rather simple and comparatively short digestive tracts, meat being fairly simple to break down and digest.
Her discoveries included the first ichthyosaur skeleton correctly identified; the first two more complete plesiosaur skeletons found; the first pterosaur skeleton located outside Germany; and important fish fossils.
Some interpreted the objects as two plesiosaur-like animals, suggesting several large animals living in Loch Ness.
The feud probably originated when Marsh publicly pointed out that Cope's reconstruction of an Elasmosaurus skeleton was flawed: Cope had inadvertently placed the plesiosaur 's head at what should have been the animal's tail end.