Nothosaur (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The nothosaur is an extinct marine reptile characterized by its long limbs and relatively low level of aquatic adaptation.
- Nothosaurs were semi-aquatic reptiles that likely spent a significant portion of their lives on land, judging by their physical characteristics.
- A fossilized nothosaur found in a German quarry provided valuable insight into the species' evolutionary history.
- Unlike plesiosaurs, nothosaurs were air-breathing reptiles with limbs that were more suited to walking on land than swimming in the ocean.
- During the Triassic period, nothosaurs were among the first marine reptiles to evolve and thrive in aquatic environments.