Telmasaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “standing water, marsh, swamp”) +‎ -saurus (“lizard, reptile”, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)). Coined by paleontologist Charles W. Gilmore in 1943.

Proper noun

†Telmasaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the superfamily Varanoidea – certain Late Cretaceous lizards; Telmasaurus grangeri.

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