Mosasuarus facts

Name meaning:Lizard of the

Meuse river

Type:Marine reptile

Length:22 meters

Weight:13,608 kg

Origin:Europe

Era:Late cretaceous

period(70 million

Years ago)

first fossil

Discovered:1764(skull)

Diet:Sharks(megaladon)

and other sea creatures

Key features: strong tail,

massive teeth,powerful

flippers