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Top 7 biggest marine reptiles

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Top prehistoric marine reptiles! Top 7 biggest prehistoric marine reptiles that swam in our oceans! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_reptile https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=marine+reptiles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_marine_reptiles https://www.google.pt/#q=marine+reptiles https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHiF... https://www.facebook.com/diogo.nazare.1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/1310836... https://www.instagram.com/diogo_nazar... MARINE REPTILES;MARINE MONSTERS; TOP MARINE REPTILES; TOP 7 MARINE REPTILES; TOP REPTILES; TOP ANCIENT MARINE MONSTERS; TOP ANCIENT SEA BEASTS; SEA MONSTERS Here are some of the biggest and meanest prehistoric marine reptiles that ever inhabit the earth's oceans. From Liopleurodon to the fierce Mosasaur, learn something else from this great marine beasts! Liopleurodon (/ˌlaɪ.ɵˈplʊərədɒn/; meaning 'smooth-sided teeth') is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptile belonging to the Pliosauroidea, a clade of short-necked plesiosaurs. The two species of Liopleurodon lived during the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic Period (c. 160 to 155 mya). It was the apex predator of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe. The largest species, L. ferox, is estimated to have grown up to 6.39 meters (21.0 feet) in length. The name "Liopleurodon" (meaning "smooth-sided tooth") derives from Ancient Greek words: λεῖος [leios], "smooth"; pleurá, side or rib; and odṓn, tooth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liopleu... Tanystropheus (Greek τανυς “long” + στροφαηυς “vertebra”), was a 6 metre (20 ft) long reptile that dated from the Middle Triassic period. It is recognizable by its extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 metres (10 ft) long - longer than its body and tail combined. The neck was composed of 12–13 extremely elongate vertebrae. Fossils have been found in Europe, the Middle East and China. Complete skeletons of juvenile individuals are most abundant in the Besano Formation of Italy, dating to 232 million years ago during the middle Triassic period (Ladinian stage). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanystr... Thalattoarchon is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of the western United States. The type species Thalattoarchon saurophagis (meaning "lizard-eating sovereign of the sea" in Greek) was discovered in Nevada in 2010 and formally described in 2013. It is known from a single skeleton, holotype FMNH PR 3032, consisting of a partial skull, vertebral column, hip bones, and parts of the hind fins. The total length of Thalattoarchon is estimated to have been at least 8.6 metres (28 ft). Thalattoarchon is thought to have been one of the first marine macropredators capable of eating prey that was similar in size to itself, an ecological role that can be compared to that of modern orcas. Thalattoarchon lived four million years after the first appearance of ichthyosaurs in the Early Triassic and is therefore the oldest known marine reptile to have been an apex predator. It lived eight million years after the Permian-Triassic extinction event, indicating a fast recovery of marine ecosystems after the mass extinction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalatt... Thalassomedon is a genus of plesiosaur, named by Welles in 1943. Greek, thalassa, "sea" and Greek, medon, "lord, ruler": Sea lord. This genus of plesiosaur occurred in North America about 95 mya. It occurs in the Cenomanian strata of the Late Cretaceous rock. Its closest relative is the Elasmosaurus and together they make up the family Elasmosauridae. There are six specimens of varying state of preservation on display at various U.S. museums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalass... Mosasaurus (/ˌmoʊzəˈsɔrəs/; "lizard of the Meuse River") is a genus of mosasaur, extinct carnivorous aquatic lizards. It existed during the Maastrichtian age of the late Cretaceous period, between about 70 and 66 million years ago, in western Europe and North America. The name means "Meuse lizard", as the first specimen was found near the Meuse River (Latin Mosa + Greek sauros lizard). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaurus Shonisaurus is a genus of ichthyosaur. At least 37 incomplete fossil specimens of the marine reptile have been found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. This formation dates to the late Carnian age of the late Triassic period, about 215 million years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonisa... Shastasaurus ("Mt. Shasta lizard") is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the middle and late Triassic, and is the largest marine reptile that has yet been found. Specimens have been reported from the United States, Canada, and China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shastas... Marine reptiles Marine reptiles Marine reptiles Marine reptiles