Exactly WHAT kind of dino was it?
BTW... anyone got a pic? Not of the bones either...
Liopleurdon
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Takuya - Posts: 211
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It was a type of large pliosaur that lived sometime during the Jurassic period (~210-140 million years ago). I don't have any pictures of this particular type though.
Edit: a generic pliosaur picture can be found here:
http://www.amonline.net.au/chinese_dinosaurs/factsheets/11.htm
Edit: a generic pliosaur picture can be found here:
http://www.amonline.net.au/chinese_dinosaurs/factsheets/11.htm
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Here are two images I was able to scavange of Liopleurodon...
As stated before it was a pliosaur, an aquatic sea reptile that possibly thrived both pre and post flood, and it was considered one of the largest carnivorous sea reptiles to have ever lived.
Other candidates were:
Kronosaur Queenslandicus (Closely related to Liopleurodon)
Mososaurus (Tylosaurus Proriger, my personal favorite)
However, there has been a new discovery of another sea reptile that has taken over as the king of the sea. And it's no pliosaur or mososaur, it's actually an ichthyosaur named Shonisaurus Sikanniensis....this monster reached 75 feet in length if not more! I could post some pics of this beastie as well if your interested Matrix Kage. I also have a few more Liopleurodon images around. If you want though Discovery did a really great special on pre-historic sea monsters and Liopleurodon was one of the featured critters. The title of the special was "Chased By Sea Monsters" starring biologist Nigel Marven. Shonisaurus is not included in this special however, it was produced before it's discovery, but here's the link to the specials fact files were you can see movie clips and 3D turnarounds and all kinds of goodies...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/dinosaurs/seamonsters/
Just click on the monster you wanna see and enjoy
Yay! I feel like a little school boy, been too long since I talked about anything "Dino" esque!
God bless,
Archan
As stated before it was a pliosaur, an aquatic sea reptile that possibly thrived both pre and post flood, and it was considered one of the largest carnivorous sea reptiles to have ever lived.
Other candidates were:
Kronosaur Queenslandicus (Closely related to Liopleurodon)
Mososaurus (Tylosaurus Proriger, my personal favorite)
However, there has been a new discovery of another sea reptile that has taken over as the king of the sea. And it's no pliosaur or mososaur, it's actually an ichthyosaur named Shonisaurus Sikanniensis....this monster reached 75 feet in length if not more! I could post some pics of this beastie as well if your interested Matrix Kage. I also have a few more Liopleurodon images around. If you want though Discovery did a really great special on pre-historic sea monsters and Liopleurodon was one of the featured critters. The title of the special was "Chased By Sea Monsters" starring biologist Nigel Marven. Shonisaurus is not included in this special however, it was produced before it's discovery, but here's the link to the specials fact files were you can see movie clips and 3D turnarounds and all kinds of goodies...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/dinosaurs/seamonsters/
Just click on the monster you wanna see and enjoy
Yay! I feel like a little school boy, been too long since I talked about anything "Dino" esque!
God bless,
Archan
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BTW, it's not a dinosaur, but rather an ancient sea reptile. I know, it might be confusing, but no true dino lived in the sea or flew.
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