Assertion: plesiosaur | /r/CapableOf | crawl on land
Facets:
value: like modern sea turtles
type: MANNER
value: unlike the contemporary ichthyosaurs
type: OTHER
value: unlike recent whales
type: MANNER
value: to breed
type: PURPOSE
value: live young
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It’s near certain that plesiosaurs were unable to crawl around on land and evidence that they gave birth to live young negates the need for land-based behaviour.
text: The arched vertebral column might even allow plesiosaurs to crawl up on land to breed without collapsing the lungs, like modern sea turtles and unlike Recent whales or the contemporary ichthyosaurs.