| Tylosaurus | |
|---|---|
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Size |
10 metres |
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Diet |
Carnivore |
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Meaning of name |
Swollen lizard |
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Location |
North America |
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Time period |
Late Cretaceous (75 MYA) |
Tylosaurus was a type of mosasaur that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.
Along with sharks, predatory fish, and other mosasaur, it was the top predator in the Cretaceous oceans. It would prey on fish, and other mosasaurs.