There may have been no marine
dinosaurs, but a frightening
variety of toothed giant reptiles
ruled the seas while the
dinosaurs ruled the land.
Monsters of the deep
Swim away...
An
Ichthyosaurus
moves swiftly to
avoid being eaten.
The swimming
ichthyosaurs, including
Ichthyosaurus
itself,
were perfectly suited
for chasing fast-moving
prey, such as squid.
However, they
were vulnerable to
attack from larger
marine reptiles.
...from danger!
Watch out!
A
Liopleurodon
is attacking the
ichthyosaurs from
behind. Perhaps the
largest sea-based
predator of all time,
Liopleurodon
was a
short-necked plesiosaur.
What did
Liopleurodon
eat?
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Age of the dinosaurs
Ichthyosaurs had
large eyes.
Elasmosaurus
was
air-breathing, just
like whales today.
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Ichthyosaurus
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