Torosaurus is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Torosaurus in a sentence
Torosaurus meaning
Any member of the genus †Torosaurus of herbivorous dinosaurs.
Using Torosaurus
- The main meaning on this page is: Any member of the genus †Torosaurus of herbivorous dinosaurs.
Context around Torosaurus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Torosaurus
- In this selection, "torosaurus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mature, form, individuals and cannot stand out and add context to how "torosaurus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mature torosaurus form and as are torosaurus individuals too. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "torosaurus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with torosaurus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Andrew Farke had in 2006 stressed that, apart from the frill, no systematic differences could be found between Torosaurus and Triceratops. (21 words)
The synonymy of Triceratops and Torosaurus cannot be supported, they said, without more convincing intermediate forms than Scannella and Horner initially produced. (22 words)
He nevertheless disputed Scannella's conclusion by arguing in 2011 that the proposed morphological changes required to "age" a Triceratops into a Torosaurus would be without precedent among ceratopsids. (29 words)
Scannella's Triceratops specimen with a hole on its frill, they argued, could represent a diseased or malformed individual rather than a transitional stage between an immature Triceratops and mature Torosaurus form. (32 words)
The authors concluded that Triceratops individuals too old to be considered immature forms are represented in the fossil record, as are Torosaurus individuals too young to be considered fully mature adults. (31 words)
He nevertheless disputed Scannella's conclusion by arguing in 2011 that the proposed morphological changes required to "age" a Triceratops into a Torosaurus would be without precedent among ceratopsids. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
Andrew Farke had in 2006 stressed that, apart from the frill, no systematic differences could be found between Torosaurus and Triceratops.
He nevertheless disputed Scannella's conclusion by arguing in 2011 that the proposed morphological changes required to "age" a Triceratops into a Torosaurus would be without precedent among ceratopsids.
Scannella's Triceratops specimen with a hole on its frill, they argued, could represent a diseased or malformed individual rather than a transitional stage between an immature Triceratops and mature Torosaurus form.
The authors concluded that Triceratops individuals too old to be considered immature forms are represented in the fossil record, as are Torosaurus individuals too young to be considered fully mature adults.
The synonymy of Triceratops and Torosaurus cannot be supported, they said, without more convincing intermediate forms than Scannella and Horner initially produced.