Eosaurus

/ˌiːoʊˈsɔːrəs/ noun

Definition

An extinct marine reptile from the early Mesozoic era, known from fossil remains found in rocks dating back hundreds of millions of years.

Etymology

From Greek 'eos' (dawn) and 'saurus' (lizard), literally meaning 'dawn lizard' because it represents one of the earliest known large marine reptiles in Earth's history.

Kelly Says

The name perfectly captures how paleontologists think about deep time—they use 'eos' to name creatures from the very beginning of life's story, treating Earth's history like the pages of a book opening at dawn.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
ARالعربية
أوزور
aw-zoo-r
BNবাংলা
প্রাচীন সরীসৃপ
pra-chin sa-ree-s-rup
CACatalà
Eosaurio
e-o sah-oo-ree-oh
CSČeština
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
DADansk
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
DEDeutsch
Eosaurier
e-o-so-oo-ree-er
ELΕλληνικά
Εοσαύρος
ee-o-saw-ros
ESEspañol
Eosaurio
e-o sah-oo-ree-oh
FAفارسی
ئوسور
oo-soor
FISuomi
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
FRFrançais
Eosaure
e-o-soor
GUGU
એઓસાઉરસ
e-o-sau-rus
HAHA
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
HEעברית
אוסאורים
o-sa-oor-im
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन सरीसृप
pra-cheen sa-ree-s-rup
HUMagyar
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
IDBahasa Indonesia
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
IGIG
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
ITItaliano
Eosauro
e-o sah-oo-roh
JA日本語
始祖竜
shi-so-ryu
KKKK
Эозавр
e-o-za-vr
KMKM
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
KO한국어
초생악어
cho-saeng-ak-eo
MRMR
प्राचीन सरीसृप
pra-cheen sa-ree-s-rup
MSBahasa Melayu
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
MYမြန်မာ
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
NLNederlands
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
NONorsk
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
PAPA
ਈOSSਾਉਰਸ
ee-oss-au-rus
PLPolski
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
PTPortuguês
Eosauro
e-o sah-oo-roh
RORomână
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
RUРусский
Эозавр
e-o-za-vr
SVSvenska
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
SWKiswahili
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
TAதமிழ்
பழைய பாம்பு
pal-ai pa-ampu
TEతెలుగు
పురాతన సరీసుపం
pu-ra-tan sa-ree-su-pan
THไทย
ไดโนเสาร์ยุคโบราณ
dai-no-sa-rt yuek bor-ra-nan
TLTL
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
TRTürkçe
Eosaurus
e-o-sah-oo-rus
UKУкраїнська
Еозавр
ye-o-za-vr
URاردو
اوسور
aw-soo-r
VITiếng Việt
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
YOYO
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus
ZH中文
始祖龙
shǐ zǔ lóng
ZUZU
Eosaurus
e-o sah-oo-rus

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