Mosasaur Plush

Mosasaurs comprise a group of extinct, large marine reptiles from the Late Cretaceous. They are closely related to lizards and snakes. 

Mosasaurs breathed air, were powerful swimmers, and were well-adapted to living in the warm, shallow inland seas prevalent during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were so well adapted to this environment that they most likely gave birth to live young.

Mosasaurs had a body shape similar to that of modern-day monitor lizards (varanids), but were more elongated and streamlined for swimming. Their limb bones were reduced in length and their paddles were formed by webbing between their long finger and toe bones. Their tails were broad, and supplied their locomotive power.

By Creator: Dmitry Bogdanov - dmitrchel@mail.ru, CC BY 3.0

Approximately 45cm long.