Ground-shaker (Noun)
Meaning
Huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The hadrosaur was a massive ground-shaker that roamed the coastal plains of western North America during the Late Cretaceous period.
- Paleontologists discovered a nearly complete skeleton of the hadrosaur, a notorious ground-shaker that lived around 75 million years ago.
- This enormous ground-shaker likely played a significant role in shaping the ecosystems of the ancient world.
- Dioramas of the hadrosaur, a gentle ground-shaker, were often depicted in natural history museums to capture the imagination of visitors.
- Its massive size and estimated weight of several tons made the hadrosaur one of the most impressive ground-shakers of the Cretaceous period.