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'''''Mosasaurus''''' (MOH-zah-sawr-us) was a [[mosasaur]], a carnivorous, aquatic [[reptile]], somewhat resembling a [[crocodile]], with elongated heavy jaws: it lived in the [[Maastrichtian]] age of the [[Cretaceous]] period ([[Mesozoic]] era), around 70-65 millions years ago. The name means "Meuse lizard", because it was found in the [[Meuse River]] (Latin ''Mosa'' + Greek ''sauros'' lizard). |
'''''Mosasaurus''''' (MOH-zah-sawr-us) was a [[mosasaur]], a carnivorous, aquatic [[reptile]], somewhat resembling a [[crocodile]], with elongated heavy jaws: it lived in the [[Maastrichtian]] age of the [[Cretaceous]] period ([[Mesozoic]] era), around 70-65 millions years ago. The name means "Meuse lizard", because it was found in the [[Meuse River]] (Latin ''Mosa'' + Greek ''sauros'' lizard). As with all mosasaurs, their legs and feet are modified into paddle-like flippers. The first mosasaur ever discovered, ''Mosasaurus hoffmanni'', was excavated in a mine near [[Maastricht]], [[the Netherlands]] in the 1770s. The beast was later named for the nearby river Meuse. |
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Template:ConvertIPA Mosasaurus (MOH-zah-sawr-us) was a mosasaur, a carnivorous, aquatic reptile, somewhat resembling a crocodile, with elongated heavy jaws: it lived in the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous period (Mesozoic era), around 70-65 millions years ago. The name means "Meuse lizard", because it was found in the Meuse River (Latin Mosa + Greek sauros lizard). As with all mosasaurs, their legs and feet are modified into paddle-like flippers. The first mosasaur ever discovered, Mosasaurus hoffmanni, was excavated in a mine near Maastricht, the Netherlands in the 1770s. The beast was later named for the nearby river Meuse.