Mosasaurus
SpeciesPterosaurs and Prehistoric Marine Reptiles
Extinct marine mosasaurid reptile from the Late Cretaceous.
2.50Epic
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Mosasaurus
- Pterosaurs and Prehistoric Marine Reptiles
Mosasaurus is the type genus of Mosasauridae, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles. It lived about 82 to 66 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous. Fossils have been found around the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seaways, including in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Western Asia, and Antarctica. Mosasaurus was a large marine predator with paddle-shaped limbs, a fluked tail, robust jaws, and teeth adapted for cutting prey.
- Time range
- About 82 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous
- Largest estimated length
- Up to 12 meters (39 ft)
- Fossil distribution
- Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seaways
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Mosasaurus (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q312131
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Ghedoghedo. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsGhedoghedo, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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