Mosasaur - Wikipedia
Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the ' Meuse ', and Greek σαύρος sauros meaning 'lizard') are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764.
Mosasaurus - Wikipedia
Mosasaurus (/ ˌmoʊzəˈsɔːrəs /; "lizard of the Meuse River ") is the type genus (defining example) of the mosasaurs, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles. It lived from about 82 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous.
Mosasaurus | Fisch Wiki | Fandom
Mosasaurus is the type genus of the mosasaurs, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles. It exists from about 82 to 66 million years ago during the Companian and Maatrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous.- Bestiary Entry The Mosasaurus is one of two Mythical fish obtainable at Ancient Isle. Due to its high rarity, it makes for a challenging …
Mosasaur | Size, Diet, & Facts | Britannica
Mosasaur, an extinct group of predatory marine lizards that competed with other marine reptiles for food during the Cretaceous Period (145.5 million to 66 million years ago). Mosasaurs were widespread in the oceans, and many were quite large, some measuring up …
Mosasaur: Apex Predator of the Western Interior Seaway - U.S.
2020年11月10日 · What is a mosasaur? Mosasaurs are a group of marine lizards that would have lived in the Badlands area from about 75-69 million years ago. When they were alive, mosasaurs could reach lengths of up to 50 feet, which is roughly the length of a bus! Mosasaurs were top predators of the world’s oceans and would eat anything they could catch.
滄龍屬 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
滄龍屬 （學名： Mosasaurus ），簡稱 滄龍，是一種巨型海洋蜥蜴，是 白堊紀 末期海洋中的 頂級掠食者，也是整個 中生代 中最晚進化出的 海洋爬行動物 之一。 滄龍屬在全球 淺海 中均有分佈，牠們和 滄龍超科 、 非鳥恐龍 、 菊石 、 翼龍 一同在 白堊紀末滅絕事件 中徹底滅絕。 拉丁文 學名 的含義為「默茲河 的蜥蜴」，因為滄龍的化石於 18世紀 在 荷蘭 的 馬斯垂克市 被發現，因此城市旁有 默茲河 而得名。 滄龍屬也是 人類 發現的第一個 史前爬行動物，時間比發現第一個 恐 …
Mosasaur Facts & Pictures: Information On The Prehistoric …
2020年10月15日 · Mosasaur facts, pictures & information. Discover a fearsome marine predator of the late Cretaceous Period. Mosasaurus & other mosasaurs.
Mosasaurs 101 | National Geographic - YouTube
2018年10月19日 · Learn about the surprising places they'd hunt, how some species dwarfed even the Tyrannosaurus rex, and how key physical adaptations allowed these reptiles to become a prehistoric apex...
Massive Mosasaurs May Have Evolved More Than Once
2024年5月2日 · Studied by the iconic French naturalist Georges Cuvier, Mosasaurus became evidence that the ancient Earth must have witnessed terrible upheavals that drove some species to extinction. As similar...
Mosasaurus Facts & Pictures: Late Cretaceous Marine Predator
2021年8月6日 · Mosasaurus is an extinct aquatic reptile that lived at the very end of the Cretaceous Period, from around 82.7 to 66 million years ago. Mosasaurus was not a dinosaur; like other mosasaurs, it was descended from lizards that originally lived on land.