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Mosasaur skull

Noun

mosasaur ‎(plural mosasaurs)

1. A large extinct marine reptile in the family Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous; the ancestor of modern snakes. [from c. 1840]
   • 2007 February 14, “The Case of the Creationist Geologist (5 Letters)”, in New York Times:

     What I find deeply disturbing, however, is that Mr. Ross could believe that the earth was created 10,000 years ago, but nevertheless write in his dissertation that mosasaurs, or marine reptiles, existed more than 65 million years ago.

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See also

• mosasaur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mosasauridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies