biology

Vinialesaurus

Vinialesaurus is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vinialesaurus rather than just read about it. In short: Vinialesaurus is a genus of plesiosaur from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, Cuba. The combinatio nova of the type species is Vinialesaurus caroli, first described as the subspecies Cryptocleidus? cuervoi caroli by Ricardo De la Torre and Luis Rojas in 1949 under the holotype MNHNCu P 3008, and redescribed by Zulma Gasparini, Bardet and Iturralde in 2002.

Key takeaways

Vinialesaurus belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Vinialesaurus to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Vinialesaurus from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Vinialesaurus is a genus of plesiosaur from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Jagua Formation of Pinar del Río, Cuba. The combinatio nova of the type species is Vinialesaurus caroli, first described as the subspecies Cryptocleidus? cuervoi caroli by Ricardo De la Torre and Luis Rojas in 1949 under the holotype MNHNCu P 3008, and redescribed by Zulma Gasparini, Bardet and Iturralde in 2002. The authors of the 2002 paper considered Vinialesaurus distinct enough from Cryptocleidus to warrant its own genus, but it was a cryptoclidid. The name Vinialesaurus honors Viñales, the town in western Cuba where the fossil of Vinialesaurus was discovered. The specific name honours the discoverer, Carlos de la Torre y Huerta. The holotype consists of the front skull, front lower jaws, and the anterior two vertebrae (atlas and axis). It was prepared in the American Museum of Natural History in 1991/1992.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vinialesaurus

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vinialesaurus claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Vinialesaurus before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vinialesaurus ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vinialesaurus

In research: Vinialesaurus appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vinialesaurus in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vinialesaurus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cryptoclididae, Fossil taxa described in 2002, Fossils of Cuba, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vinialesaurus outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Vinialesaurus in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Vinialesaurus means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Vinialesaurus in simple terms?

Why does Vinialesaurus matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Vinialesaurus?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Vinialesaurus.