Assertion: plesiosaur's limb | /r/HasProperty | modified
Facets:
value: in both plesiosaurs
type: LOCATION
value: in pliosaurs
type: OTHER
value: into well developed, paddles
type: OTHER
value: for use in underwater flying
type: PURPOSE
value: unlike turtles
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Unlike turtles, the limbs of plesiosaurs were so modified for use in underwater flying that they would have been too rigid to be used effectively for movement on land, much less for scooping out a nest for eggs in beach sand.
text: In both plesiosaurs and pliosaurs, the limbs were also very large and modified into well developed, paddles which were the main means of propulsion.