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Liopleurodon is a representative of the Thalassophonea clade, a derived group of pliosaurids characterized by a short neck and a large elongated skull. In 1999, the size of Liopleurodon was greatly exaggerated in the BBC documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs, depicted as reaching 25 m (82 ft) in length. However, the different attributed ...
According to Steele, Charlie the Unicorn was the first time many viewers heard about the genus Liopleurodon, and following the video's rise in popularity, many would incorrectly pronounce the species' name as / ˌ l eɪ ə ˈ p l ʊər ə d ɒ n / as it is pronounced in the video, rather than the correct pronunciation, / ˌ l aɪ oʊ ˈ p l ...
Liopleurodon ferox. Pliosauroidea was named by Welles in 1943. It is adapted from the name of the genus Pliosaurus, which is derived from the Greek πλειων (pleion), meaning "more/closely", and σαυρος (sauros) meaning "lizard"; it therefore means "more saurian".
Described by Alten as "the pinnacle of the series", [1] the novel continues the adventure of Jonas Taylor and his family, as his son David, hired as a handler for two megalodons (megs) being sold to a royal prince of Dubai, is tricked into overseeing an expedition to capture a Liopleurodon from the remains of the Panthalassa, while Jonas, Terry ...
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).
Kronosaurus (/ ˌ k r ɒ n oʊ ˈ s ɔːr ə s / KRON-oh-SOR-əs) is an extinct genus of large short-necked pliosaur that lived during the Aptian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Australia.
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 ...
Vincent et al. (2024) describe a new specimen of Liopleurodon ferox from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) from the Grève Quarry (Vienne, France), and interpret its anatomy as confirming that the lack of fusion between centra and neural arches of the cervical vertebrae is not a trait exclusive to juvenile pliosaurids, and might also be a ...