Period of life:
156-147 mya
Period:
Habitat:
Marine environment
Taxonomy:
Marine reptiles
Height:
1.5 m
Countries:
![Argentina 3D Dinopedia images/flags/Argentina.png](https://dinopedia.online/images/flags/Argentina.png)
![Kazakhstan 3D Dinopedia images/flags/Kazakhstan.png](https://dinopedia.online/images/flags/Kazakhstan.png)
![Norway 3D Dinopedia images/flags/Norway.png](https://dinopedia.online/images/flags/Norway.png)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus | 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dino-images/pliosaurus-image-skin-thumbnail.png)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dinos-images/159/65e1d269841e2.jpg)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dinos-images/159/65e1d2699c442.jpg)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dinos-images/159/65e1d269cc618.jpg)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dinos-images/159/65e1d269e52ec.jpg)
![Jurassic period Pliosaurus 3D Dinopedia](https://dinopedia.online/storage/dinos-images/159/65e1d26a1f7cb.jpg)
What the name means: More lizard (than plesiosaur)
Pliosaurs were marine predatory reptiles that inhabited the oceans during the Late Jurassic epoch in the territories of present-day England, Argentina, Norway, and Russia. They were giants with short, powerful necks, enormous heads and jaws, bulky bodies, and powerful flippers. They grew up to 12 meters long and weighed up to 15 tons. Their teeth could reach 30 cm! Pliosaurs occupied the top of the food chain, feeding on large fish and other reptiles.
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