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Mosasaurus
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Translingual
Etymology
mul mosasaur :af la:Mosa -saurus
From mul la Mosa the river Meuse + mul -saurus. mul Q2143830 1822 in a book by James Parkinson,en William Daniel Conybeare Fossil crocodiles and other saurian animals James Parkinson An Introduction to the Study of Fossil Organic Remains London 1822 3 298 https://books.google.com.br/books?id=lvsJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA298 which makes some authories attribute the name to the later.36402
Proper noun
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genus family Mosasauridae a mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, North America, and possibly beyond
References
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mul Reptiles