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Mosasaurus (/ ˌ m oʊ z ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; "lizard of the Meuse River") is the type genus (defining example) of the mosasaurs, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles.It lived from about 82 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous.
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes ... in a mechanism called Carrier's ... They can be found in elevations from sea level to ...
The axolotl (/ ˈ æ k s ə l ɒ t əl / ⓘ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ⓘ) (Ambystoma mexicanum) [3] is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.
The word crocodile comes from Ancient Greek κροκόδιλος (krokódilos) 'lizard', used in the phrase ho krokódilos tou potamoú, ' the lizard of the river '.There are several variant Greek forms of the word attested, including the later form krokódeilos (κροκόδειλος) [4] found cited in many English reference works. [5]
Monitor lizards are poached in some South- and Southeast Asian countries, as their organs and fat are used in some traditional medicines, although there is no scientific evidence as to their effectiveness. [38] [39] Monitor lizard meat, particularly the tongue and liver, is eaten in parts of India and Malaysia and is supposed to be an aphrodisiac.
Even older fossils show they were around 250 million years ago, just two million years after the Permian mass extinction. This early diversity suggests an even earlier origin, possibly late Permian. [51] They more resembled finned lizards than the fishes or dolphins to which the later, more familiar species were similar.
After the river Jordan, the name of which possibly derives from the Hebrew and Canaanite root ירד yrd – "descend" (into the Dead Sea). The river Jordan forms part of the border between Jordan and Israel/West Bank. Transjordan (former name): Trans means "across" or "beyond", i.e. east of the river Jordan.
The Pacific gull is a large white-headed gull with a distinctively heavy bill.. Gulls range in size from the little gull, at 120 grams (4 + 1 ⁄ 4 ounces) and 29 centimetres (11 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches), to the great black-backed gull, at 1.75 kg (3 lb 14 oz) and 76 cm (30 in).