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Mosasaurus (/ˌmoʊzəˈsɔːrəs/; "lizard of the Meuse River") is the type genus (defining example) of the Mosasauridae, 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. The genus was one of the first Mesozoic marine reptiles known to science—the…
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TTTA extracted 298 structured relationships around Mosasaurus. Examples in this analysis include Mosasaurus → is a → member of the order Squamata and the Western Interior Seaway in North America coincides with a complete turnover of faunal assemblages → instance of → its arrival in some locations. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosasaurus | is a | member of the order Squamata | 0.90 | text |
| the Western Interior Seaway in North America coincides with a complete turnover of faunal assemblages | instance of | its arrival in some locations | 0.80 | text |
| diversity | instance of | its arrival in some locations | 0.80 | text |
| Prognathodon | instance of | Mosasaurus faced competition with other large predatory mosasaurs | 0.80 | text |
| Tylosaurus | instance of | Mosasaurus faced competition with other large predatory mosasaurs | 0.80 | text |
| a fully aquatic lifestyle | instance of | or a latecoming member with advanced evolutionary traits | 0.80 | text |
| ichthyosaurs | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| marine crocodylomorphs | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| and archaeocete whales through convergent evolution.SizeThe type species | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| M. hoffmanni | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| is one of the largest marine reptiles known | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| though knowledge of its skeleton remains incomplete as it is mainly known from skulls | instance of | it is now understood that they were more similar in build to other large marine vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
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For Mosasaurus, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Mosasaurus with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
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Source: Wikipedia — Mosasaurus · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout