The discovery of incredible fossils of a giant marine lizard reveals how this ancient extinct beast would have ruled the sea 66 million years ago.
of the University of Bath in the UK."Imagine a Komodo dragon crossed with a great white shark crossed with aThere is no reptile alive today that is on the scale of mosasaurs, which could reach lengths of 12 meters – twice the size of theMosasaurs were better adapted to a fully aquatic lifestyle than theof the Galapagos. They had a reptilian head, but flippers instead of clawed feet, and a tail sporting shark-like fins.
But, given that the animals don't seem to have a good sense of smell, it's likely that they were predominantly predators, rather than scavengers.ThalassotitanThe fossils were discovered in the phosphate fossil beds of Morocco, a region rich in diverse and excellently preserved Cretaceous and Miocene fossils.