Megacephalosaurus
Megacephalosaurus (/ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfəloʊˈsɔːrəs/; "great-headed lizard") is an extinct genus of short-necked pliosaur that inhabited the Western Interior Seaway of North America about 94 to 93 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, containing the single species M. eulerti. It is named after its large head, which is the largest of any plesiosaur in the continent and measures up to 1.75 meters (5.7 ft) in length. Megacephalosaurus was one of the largest marine reptiles of its time with an estimated length of 6–9 meters (20–30 ft). Its long snout and consistently sized teeth suggest that it preferred a diet on smaller-sized prey.
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Megacephalosaurus
Megacephalosaurus (/ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfəloʊˈsɔːrəs/; "great-headed lizard") is an extinct genus of short-necked pliosaur that inhabited the Western Interior Seaway of North America about 94 to 93 million years ago during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, containing the single species M. eulerti. It is named after its large head, which is the largest of any plesiosaur in the continent and measures up to 1.75 meters (5.7 ft) in length. Megacephalosaurus was one of the largest marine reptiles of its time with an estimated length of 6–9 meters (20–30 ft). Its long snout and consistently sized teeth suggest that it preferred a diet on smaller-sized prey.
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Megacephalosaurus (/ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfə ...... mong the last known pliosaurs.
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Holotype skull
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*Brachauchenius lucasi (Carpenter, 1996)
*Brachauchenius eulerti (Benson et al., 2013)
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Megacephalosaurus
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Megacephalosaurus eulerti
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Schumacher et al., 2013
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Megacephalosaurus (/ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfə ...... a diet on smaller-sized prey.
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Megacephalosaurus
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