Mosasaurs

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Mosasaurs were a family of extinct carnivorous marine lizards living in the late Cretaceous period, roughly 70 to 66 million years ago. The largest, Mosasaurus, measured up to 18 meters.

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Lauren McMullen

@lauren

Mosasaurs were a family of extinct carnivorous marine lizards living in the late Cretaceous period, roughly 70 to 66 million years ago. The largest, Mosasaurus, measured up to 18 meters.

Mosasaur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mosasaurs are an extinct group of large marine reptiles. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaur
Mosasaurs - About

The marine reptiles known as mosasaurs were sleek, vicious, and fast, which made them the terrors of the late Cretaceous seas. Here's everything you need to know about these dangerous aquatic predators.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/a/mosasaurs.htm
Baby Mosasaurs Were Born Out at Sea - National Geographic

If you want to find sea monsters, there's hardly a better place to look than western Kansas. Not that you're going to see any live ones slithering around. They've been dead for more than 66 million years.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/20/baby-mosasaurs-were-born-out-at-sea/
Unique Mosasaur Fossil Discovered in Japan - ScienceDaily

The discovery also reveals the unique binocular vision of the first ancient marine reptile of its kind to be found in Japan.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208133445.htm
Mosasaurs - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about the mosasaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/articles/mosasaurs.html
Mosasaur Bites and Limpet Scrapes - Wired

Identifying the animal that left bite marks in the fossilized, coiled shells of sea creatures called ammonoids kept paleontologists busy for decades. Laelaps blogger Brian Switek explains how two very different predatory contenders were narrowed to one.
http://www.wired.com/2012/04/mosasaur-bites-and-limpet-scrapes
About Mosasaurus & Mosasaurs - FossilEra

Mosasaurs are very large extinct marine reptiles with some species reaching lengths of over 50 feet and are considered to be some of the fearsome predators to ever inhabit our oceans.
https://www.fossilera.com/pages/about-mosasaurs
6 Amazing Mosasaur Facts to Prepare You For 'Jurassic World' - Mental Floss

In 'Jurassic World,' mosasaurs finally get a little long-deserved attention. Learn about these fascinating creatures.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63431/6-amazing-mosasaur-facts-prepare-you-jurassic-world
A Mosasaur Tail: How Ancient Reptiles Came to Rule the Oceans - Livescience

After their ancestors first arrived in the sea, ancient reptiles called mosasaurs adapted to swimming and came to dominate the ocean food chain.
http://www.livescience.com/15314-mosasaurs-evolution-swimming-marine-reptiles-predators.html
Dinosaur Revolution - Mosasaur Rampage - YouTube

More Dinos! A mother Mosasaurus takes her revenge on a group Squalicorax sharks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDXrYw3ArE

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Mosasaurs Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 94–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Mounted skeleton of a russellosaurine (Plesioplatecarpus planifrons)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	†Mosasauria
Superfamily:	†Mosasauroidea
Family:	†Mosasauridae Gervais, 1853
Subgroups
†Mosasaurinae †Halisaurinae †Russellosaurina †Tylosaurinae †Plioplatecarpinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mosasaur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mosasaurs are an extinct group of large marine reptiles. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaur
Mosasaurs - About

The marine reptiles known as mosasaurs were sleek, vicious, and fast, which made them the terrors of the late Cretaceous seas. Here's everything you need to know about these dangerous aquatic predators.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/a/mosasaurs.htm
Baby Mosasaurs Were Born Out at Sea - National Geographic

If you want to find sea monsters, there's hardly a better place to look than western Kansas. Not that you're going to see any live ones slithering around. They've been dead for more than 66 million years.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/20/baby-mosasaurs-were-born-out-at-sea/
Unique Mosasaur Fossil Discovered in Japan - ScienceDaily

The discovery also reveals the unique binocular vision of the first ancient marine reptile of its kind to be found in Japan.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208133445.htm
Mosasaurs - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about the mosasaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/articles/mosasaurs.html
Mosasaur Bites and Limpet Scrapes - Wired

Identifying the animal that left bite marks in the fossilized, coiled shells of sea creatures called ammonoids kept paleontologists busy for decades. Laelaps blogger Brian Switek explains how two very different predatory contenders were narrowed to one.
http://www.wired.com/2012/04/mosasaur-bites-and-limpet-scrapes
About Mosasaurus & Mosasaurs - FossilEra

Mosasaurs are very large extinct marine reptiles with some species reaching lengths of over 50 feet and are considered to be some of the fearsome predators to ever inhabit our oceans.
https://www.fossilera.com/pages/about-mosasaurs
6 Amazing Mosasaur Facts to Prepare You For 'Jurassic World' - Mental Floss

In 'Jurassic World,' mosasaurs finally get a little long-deserved attention. Learn about these fascinating creatures.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63431/6-amazing-mosasaur-facts-prepare-you-jurassic-world
A Mosasaur Tail: How Ancient Reptiles Came to Rule the Oceans - Livescience

After their ancestors first arrived in the sea, ancient reptiles called mosasaurs adapted to swimming and came to dominate the ocean food chain.
http://www.livescience.com/15314-mosasaurs-evolution-swimming-marine-reptiles-predators.html
Dinosaur Revolution - Mosasaur Rampage - YouTube

More Dinos! A mother Mosasaurus takes her revenge on a group Squalicorax sharks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDXrYw3ArE

Mosasaurs Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 94–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Mounted skeleton of a russellosaurine (Plesioplatecarpus planifrons)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	†Mosasauria
Superfamily:	†Mosasauroidea
Family:	†Mosasauridae Gervais, 1853
Subgroups
†Mosasaurinae †Halisaurinae †Russellosaurina †Tylosaurinae †Plioplatecarpinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mosasaurs were a family of extinct carnivorous marine lizards living in the late Cretaceous period, roughly 70 to 66 million years ago. The largest, Mosasaurus, measured up to 18 meters.

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