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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.
[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]
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.
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 ...
Pliosaurus brachydeirus is the (combinatio nova of the) type species of the genus. It was first described and named by the English paleontologist Richard Owen in 1841, as a species of the wastebasket taxon Plesiosaurus in its own subgenus Pleiosaurus, creating Plesiosaurus (Pleiosaurus) brachydeirus. [5]
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.
This species is, however, claimed to be a juvenile and has been attacked by a larger pliosaur. [321] Some media sources claimed that Monster of Aramberri was a Liopleurodon but its species is unconfirmed thus far. [319] Another very large pliosaur was Pliosaurus macromerus, known from a single 2.8-metre-long (9.2 ft) incomplete mandible. [322]