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The size of Pliosaurus has been debated among paleontologists. Specimens of P. funkei were initially estimated to reach a total body length of 10–13 metres (33–43 ft), with estimated skull lengths of 1.6–2 m (5.2–6.6 ft) for the holotype (PMO 214.135) and 2–2.5 m (6.6–8.2 ft) for the referred specimen (PMO 214.136). [ 8 ]
Pliosauroidea is an extinct clade of plesiosaurs, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous.They are best known for the subclade Thalassophonea, which contained crocodile-like short-necked forms with large heads and massive toothed jaws, commonly known as pliosaurs.
However, it was recently argued that its size cannot be currently determined due to their being poorly reconstructed and a length of 12.7 metres (42 ft) metres or less is more likely. [60] MCZ 1285, a specimen currently referable to Kronosaurus queenslandicus , from the Early Cretaceous of Australia , was estimated to have a skull length of 2. ...
The skull of a pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, was discovered on a beach in Dorset, England, and it could reveal secrets about these awe-inspiring creatures.
Size is an important aspect of dinosaur paleontology, of interest to both the general public and professional scientists. Dinosaurs show some of the most extreme variations in size of any land animal group, ranging from tiny hummingbirds , which can weigh as little as two grams, to the extinct titanosaurs , such as Argentinosaurus and ...
Here are three new size charts for the time being, and a REAL aetosaur (Aetosauroides), which is actually my first pseudosuchian size comparison. It's quite a bit smaller than the specimen's estimated length in the paper, but it is still within the size range provided, so I hope that's okay.
Dorsetisaurus is a genus of extinct lizard, known from the Late Jurassic of North America, and the Late Jurassic-earliest Cretaceous of Europe.The genus was first reported from the Early Cretaceous Lulworth Formation of the Purbeck Group of Durlston Bay, in Dorset.
[6]: 72 [4] [8] [9] Tarlo also gave an anatomical description showing the main differences with other pliosaurs of the Oxford Clay Formation. [4] The specific epithet andrewsi is named in honor of Andrews, [ 10 ] who was the first to propose that the fossil remains of this taxon belong to a different genus from Peloneustes .