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Definition of Titanosaurus
1. Noun. Genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Titanosauridae, Titanosauridae
Member holonyms: Titanosaur, Titanosaurian, Genus Argentinosaurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Titanosaurus
Literary usage of Titanosaurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural by Richard Lydekker (1888)
"titanosaurus, sp. a. Apparently as large as the type species, but with the centrum
of the ... titanosaurus, sp. — Left lateral aspect of caudal vertebra, ..."
2. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"... we know has never been redeveloped from any remaining animal, and we all of
us know that it is impossible for the titanosaurus to be redeveloped from ..."
3. Geological record (1880)
"... portions of titanosaurus montanus, n. gen. and sp., from Cretaceous beds of
Colorado. An herbivorous reptile, 80 feet long (see below). WHD . ..."
4. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1922)
"... point out that these dinosaurs referred to titanosaurus are generically identical
... the name titanosaurus being applicable only to the English Wealden ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"TITANIUM. See ELECTRO-CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES; MINERAL PRODUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
titanosaurus, a genus of huge sauro- ..."
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