- Common Name:
- Tylosaurus Proriger
- Scientific Name:
- Tylosaurus proriger
- Type:
- Prehistoric Animals
- Diet:
- Carnivore
- Size:
- Length: 45 feet
Preserved stomach contents indicate a diet heavy on fish, but seabirds, sharks, plesiosaurs, and other mosasaurs also failed to escape Tylosaurus's lethal grip. Though not a dinosaur, Tylosaurus lived alongside them and went extinct at around the same time. Many Tylosaurus remains have been found in Kansas, which was once covered by a large ocean called the Western Interior Seaway.
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