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Definition of Sauropod
1. Noun. Very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal.
Generic synonyms: Saurischian, Saurischian Dinosaur
Group relationships: Sauropoda, Suborder Sauropoda
Specialized synonyms: Apatosaur, Apatosaurus, Apatosaurus Excelsus, Brontosaur, Brontosaurus, Thunder Lizard, Barosaur, Barosaurus
Definition of Sauropod
1. Noun. A member of the ''Sauropoda'' suborder of dinosaurs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sauropod
1. any of a suborder of large dinosaurs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sauropod
Literary usage of Sauropod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Evolution of Life: On the Theory of Action, Reaction and by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1917)
"... In the final extinction of the herbivorous sauropod type we find an example
of the selection law of elimination, attributable FIG. 98. ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1915)
"VOTES RELATING TO sauropod DINOSAURS BY WJ HOLLAND (Abstract) The author announced
the discovery of many dinosaur skeletons, some remarkably complete, ..."
3. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"Among the notable sauropod genera is Brontosaurus (Fig. ... Restoration of the
sauropod dinosaur, Diplodocus. based upon the mounted specimen in the ..."
4. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"Ill), another sauropod, differs from Brontosaurus in the more slender form, ...
Restoration of the sauropod dinosaur, Diplodocus, based upon the mounted ..."
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