Pliosaurus (meaning 'more lizard') is an extinct genus of thalassophonean pliosaurid known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages) of Europe and South America. [3]

Pliosauroidea is a stem-based taxon that was defined by Welles as "all taxa more closely related to Pliosaurus brachydeirus than to Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus". Pliosauridae and Rhomaleosauridae are stem-based taxa too.

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 Cretaceous periods (about 200 million to 65.5 million years ago). They are classified in the order Plesiosauria, along with their long-necked relatives, the plesiosaurs.

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 global or near-global in their distribution.

2023年12月10日 · The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million ...

Pliosaurs originally included were reptiles of the family Pliosauridae, but several other genera and families are now also included with the number and details of which varying according to the classification used. Typical genera include Macroplata, Kronosaurus, Liopleurodon, Pliosaurus, and Peloneustes. Many very early (from the Rhaetian ...

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

2014年11月9日 · At the time of writing the only known fossils of Pliosaurus funkei include a partial skull,‭ ‬a flipper and a few additional post cranial remains such as vertebrae.‭ ‬These remains are what were used to establish the new size ranges for this pliosaur,‭ ‬though it is quite conceivable that should‭ ‬a second specimen ever be found ...

Pliosaurus was an extinct genus of gigantic plesiosaur from the late Jurassic of Europe and South America. Their diet included fish, cephalopods, and marine reptiles. Most European species of Pliosaurus grew to about 8 metres (26 ft) long and weighed about 5 metric tons (5.5 short tons). Some would have been the largest plesiosaurs of all time ...

Pliosaurus (meaning ‘more lizard’) is a genus of thalassophonean pliosaurid known from the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages (Late Jurassic) of Europe and South America. Their diet would have included fish, cephalopods, and marine reptiles.