Is A Mosasaurus still alive?

The biggest Mosasaurus would have been comparable in size to the mighty megalodon — a giant shark that dominated oceans in the middle Miocene and Pliocene epochs (15.9 million to 2.6 million years ago), long after the mosasaurs went extinct 65.5 million years ago.

When was the last Mosasaurus alive?

Mosasaurs are a group of marine lizards that would have lived in the Badlands area from about 75-69 million years ago. When they were alive, mosasaurs could reach lengths of up to 50 feet, which is roughly the length of a bus! Mosasaurs were top predators of the world's oceans and would eat anything they could catch.

Is it possible mosasaurs are still alive?

Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek σαύρος sauros meaning 'lizard') comprise a group of extinct, large marine reptiles from the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764.

Are Mosasaurus extinct?

mosasaur, (family Mosasauridae), extinct group of aquatic lizards that attained a high degree of adaptation to the marine environment and were distributed worldwide during the Cretaceous Period (145.5 million to 66 million years ago).

Who is longer a Mosasaurus or a megalodon?

Most mosasaurs couldn't complete with megalodon as far as size, but the largest remains of Mosasaurus hofffmanni put estimates of its length at 59 ft. which matches the length estimate for megalodon, so at least the competitors are fairly matched in length.

What If Mosasaurus Were Still Alive?

Is A Mosasaurus a dinosaur or a shark?

Although widely known as the mosasaurus dinosaur, mosasaurs are not dinosaurs. They're reptiles. In actual fact, they have a close relationship with snakes and monitor lizards - particularly Komodo dragons. Some believe mosasaurs left the land for water.

Did Mosasaurus eat T. rex?

Its diet included turtles, large fish, other mosasaurs, and it may even have been a cannibal. It also attacked anything that entered the water; even a giant dinosaur such as T. rex would be no match for it.

Which dinosaur has 500 teeth?

Bizarre 500-toothed dinosaur

Nigersaurus, you might remember, we named for bones collected on the last expedition here three years ago. This sauropod (long-necked dinosaur) has an unusual skull containing as many as 500 slender teeth.

Is the black demon shark still alive?

Unraveling the Mystery

The biggest flaw with this explanation is that, despite its appearance in pop culture, the megalodon has been extinct for over 2.5 million years.

What killed the megalodon?

Megalodons succumbed to global cooling due to the shrinking of their habitat, the vanishing of their favorite prey, and competition from other predators 3.5 million years ago.

What could eat a megalodon?

Mature megalodons likely did not have any predators, but newly birthed and juvenile individuals may have been vulnerable to other large predatory sharks, such as great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran), whose ranges and nurseries are thought to have overlapped with those of megalodon from the end of the Miocene and ...

What animal killed the Mosasaurus?

What happened to Mosasaurs? The mosasaurs disappeared from the fossil record alongside non-avian dinosaurs 65.5 million years ago, after a giant asteroid crashed into Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Did Mosasaurus and T rex live at the same time?

When did Mosasaurs live? The latest mosasaurs lived at the same time as famous dinosaurs like T. Rex and Triceratops (but they were not dinosaurs!)

What is the largest predator to ever exist?

Recently, researchers reported that they believe the Spinosaurus may be the largest-ever carnivore in history, and that finding builds on the work of paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim, who in 2014 found the fossils that proved the Spinosaurus hunted its prey in rivers 97 million years ago.

Is there still 1 Megalodon alive?

Is the megalodon still alive? 'No. It's definitely not alive in the deep oceans, despite what the Discovery Channel has said in the past,' notes Emma. 'If an animal as big as megalodon still lived in the oceans we would know about it.'

What water dinosaurs are still alive?

What was the largest sea dinosaur that ever lived?

Shonisaurus sikanniensis is believed to be the largest sea dinosaur at 85 ft. The largest sea dinosaurs to exist during the age of the dinosaurs was an incredible 85 feet long and is believed to be Shonisaurus sikanniensis.

Was there anything bigger than a Mosasaurus?

Mosasaurus vs Blue Whale: Size

The blue whale is absolutely gigantic, in both length and weight, far larger than even the largest Mosasaurus discovered in the world.

How old is the oldest Mosasaurus?

It lived from about 82 to 66 million years ago during the Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous.

Is the Godzilla shark still alive?

The Godzilla Shark is a Stunning Find

And we learned that this ancient animal has been extinct for about 300 million years. With its unique shark spines and many teeth, this ancient fossil is a thrilling specimen for study and comparison to modern sharks.

What is the rarest shark alive?

Ganges Shark. One of the rarest sharks in the world is the Ganges shark which is a critically endangered requiem shark.

What is the scariest real life shark?

1. Jaws: Great White Shark. Great white sharks are scary looking and the most aggressive sharks on Earth.