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- noun zoology Any member of the Pliosauridae.
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Examples
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A smallish, gracile-snouted pliosaurid, Peloneustes, is shown at far left in the scene.
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The small, short-necked plesiosaur near the sea floor is the pachyostotic pliosaurid Pachycostasaurus, described by Cruickshank et al. (1996).
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The small, short-necked plesiosaur near the sea floor is the pachyostotic pliosaurid Pachycostasaurus, described by Cruickshank et al. (1996).
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A smallish, gracile-snouted pliosaurid, Peloneustes, is shown at far left in the scene.
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