Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Home > Mosasaur
A mosasaur (Mosasaurus, Tylosaurus, Platecarpus, and other species) was not a dinosaur, but rather an ocean-dwelling serpentine (snake-like) marine reptile related to varanids like monitor lizards. These predators dominated the oceanic food chain during the late Cretaceous Period. Mosasaurs breathed air, but were powerful swimmers, adapted to living in shallow seas. Mosasaurs ranged in size up to 10 meters or so, with a body form similar to that of a crocodile, although streamlined for fast swimming in marine waters.
External link
Prehistoric reptiles
Read more »