<i>Platecarpus</i> Illustration (IMAGE)

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

<i>Platecarpus</i> Illustration

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One of the ocean’s most formidable marine predators, the mosasaur Platecarpus, lived in the Cretaceous Period some 85 million years ago and was thought to have swum like an eel. Mosasaurs were lizard-like in appearance and known for their ferociousness.

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Illustration by Stephanie Abramowciz, NHM Dinosaur Institute

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