Marine Reptiles

Plesiosaurs

Plesiosaurs were agile predators that ate fish and squid.

Cryptoclidus was one of them.

Cryptoclidus lived in the Jurassic.

Another Plesiosaur was called Elasmosaurus.

Elasmosaurus used its long neck to catch fish.

Its teeth were like needles.

Liopleurodon

At 7 meters long, Liopleurodon was the largest predator in the Jurassic seas. 

Its sense of smell helped it to find prey in the dark.

Ichthyosaurs

Ichthyosaurs were the dolphins of the prehistoric world.

The biggest Ichthyosaur was Shonisaurus.

Kronosaurus

This was the biggest pliosaur of all time.

Fossils of this 33-foot long killer can be found in Columbia.