Pliosaurus is the type genus (defining example) of the pliosaurs, one of the major group of the plesiosaurs, an extinct group of aquatic marine reptiles. It lived from the Upper Jurassic to the Lower …

Pliosaur, a group of large carnivorous marine reptiles characterized by massive heads, short necks, and streamlined tear-shaped bodies. Pliosaurs have been found as fossils from the Jurassic and …

2019年3月20日 · Here's an in-depth profile of Pliosaurus, including this marine reptile's characteristics, behavior, and habitat.

Typical genera include Macroplata, Kronosaurus, Liopleurodon, Pliosaurus, and Peloneustes. Many very early (from the Rhaetian (Latest Triassic) and Early Jurassic) primitive pliosaurs were very like …

2024年5月21日 · Some well-known examples of pliosaur genera include Pliosaurus, Peloneustes, Macroplata, Kronosaurus, Pliosaurus, Peloneustes, and Liopleurodon. Pliosaurs were evidently …

Many pliosaur species, such as Pliosaurus, displayed robust teeth that were trihedral in cross-section. Pliosaurs propelled themselves through water using four large, paddle-like flippers.

2014年11月9日 · – A new Pliosaurus species (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia: new insights on the Tithonian morphological disparity of mandibular symphyseal …

2025年4月13日 · They were the largest members of Plesiosauria, reaching lengths of more than 11m in the case of Kronosaurus and Pliosaurus macromerus. They were also the largest marine reptiles for …

2015年9月14日 · Later, in the Callovian and the Kimmeridgian of the Upper Jurassic even bigger forms evolved like the infamous Liopleurodon and Pliosaurus . These animals were some of the biggest …

Pliosaurus is an extinct animal which lived approximately 150 million to 145 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period. It was first discovered during the mid-19th century and described and named …