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Liopleurodon (/ ˌ l aɪ oʊ ˈ p l ʊər ə d ɒ n /; meaning 'smooth-sided teeth') is an extinct genus of carnivorous pliosaurid pliosaurs that lived from the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic period (c. 166 to 155 mya).
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.
Pliosauridae is a family of plesiosaurian marine reptiles from the Latest Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous (Rhaetian to Turonian stages). The family is more inclusive than the archetypal short-necked large headed species that are placed in the subclade Thalassophonea, with early, primitive forms resembling other plesiosaurs with long necks.
[34]: 249–251 [35] The large, powerful pliosaurid Liopleurodon ferox appears to have been adapted to take on large prey, including other marine reptiles and large fish. [34]: 242–243, 249–251 The long-snouted Eardasaurus powelli like Liopleurodon also has teeth with cutting edges and may have also taken large prey. [5]
Liopleurodon rossicus. Tithonian [5] Tithonian [5] Tithonian [5] Life restoration of Pliosaurus rossicus--> Liopleurodon pachydeirus. Callovian [5] Callovian [5] Callovian [5] Liopleurodon ferox. Callovian [5] Callovian [5] Callovian [5] Callawayasaurus colombiensis . Aptian [11] Aptian [11] Aptian [11] Skull of Callawayasaurus colombiensis ...
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.
In naming the specimen, Carpenter noted "Of all known pliosauroids, Plesiopleurodon wellesi most closely resembles Liopleurodon ferox from the Oxfordian of Europe, hence the generic reference." [2] It was initially described as a pliosauroid due to it short neck, a common trait of the superfamily (although it is in the order Plesiosauria).
An Australian avocado farmer found the fossilized remains of a pterosaur in the Australian outback that scientists now say is a new species of the prehistoric flying reptile that lived alongside ...