enaliosauria (Meaning)
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enaliosauria (n. pl.)
An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders.
Synonyms & Antonyms of enaliosauria
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enaliosauria Sentence Examples
- Enaliosauria is a diverse group of marine reptiles that first appeared in the Early Permian period.
- The Enaliosauria includes two primary groups: the Sauropterygia and the Ichthyosauria.
- Enaliosauria were adapted to life in the ocean with streamlined bodies, flippers, and long tails.
- Many Enaliosauria had long, slender jaws filled with sharp teeth for catching fish and other small prey.
- Enaliosauria ranged in size from small, dolphin-like creatures to massive predators that rivaled modern whales.
- The sauropterygian enaliosaurians included the plesiosaurs, nothosaurids, and placodonts.
- The ichthyosaurian enaliosaurians included the ichthyosaurs, shastasaurids, and mixosaurs.
- Enaliosauria occupied a wide range of marine environments, from coastal waters to the deep ocean.
- Enaliosauria played an important role in the marine ecosystems of the Mesozoic Era.
- The extinction of the Enaliosauria at the end of the Cretaceous period marked the end of a great chapter in marine reptile evolution.
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An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
Enaliosauria is a diverse group of marine reptiles that first appeared in the Early Permian period.
The Enaliosauria includes two primary groups: the Sauropterygia and the Ichthyosauria.
Enaliosauria were adapted to life in the ocean with streamlined bodies, flippers, and long tails.
Many Enaliosauria had long, slender jaws filled with sharp teeth for catching fish and other small prey.
