plateosaurn.

Brit.

/ˈplatɪəsɔː/, U.S.

/ˈplædiəˌsɔr/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Plateosaurus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Plateosaurus Plateosaurus n.: see -saur comb. form.

Palaeontology.

A plateosaurus; (also) a dinosaur of the prosauropod family Plateosauridae, which includes the genus Plateosaurus.

ΚΠ

1954 W. E. Swinton Fossil Amphibians & Reptiles xi. 78 During the dry season the Plateosaurs were attracted to the waters of the deltas and lakes in the region.

1964 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 2181. 19 The prosauropods, or plateosaurs,..were destined..to be progenitors of a most successful line of saurischian development.

1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 220 During the Jurassic, the Plateosaur group gave rise to the sauropods, with forms such as Brontosaurus and Diplodocus.

1997 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. (ed. 2) viii. 188/2 The diet of the plateosaurs has been controversial. They have generally been regarded as herbivores.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plateosaur
释义	plateosaurn. Brit. /ˈplatɪəsɔː/, U.S. /ˈplædiəˌsɔr/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Plateosaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Plateosaurus Plateosaurus n.: see -saur comb. form. Palaeontology. A plateosaurus; (also) a dinosaur of the prosauropod family Plateosauridae, which includes the genus Plateosaurus. ΚΠ 1954 W. E. Swinton Fossil Amphibians & Reptiles xi. 78 During the dry season the Plateosaurs were attracted to the waters of the deltas and lakes in the region. 1964 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 2181. 19 The prosauropods, or plateosaurs,..were destined..to be progenitors of a most successful line of saurischian development. 1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 220 During the Jurassic, the Plateosaur group gave rise to the sauropods, with forms such as Brontosaurus and Diplodocus. 1997 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. (ed. 2) viii. 188/2 The diet of the plateosaurs has been controversial. They have generally been regarded as herbivores. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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