Mosasaurus

E792725
extinct marine reptile genus mosasaur

Mosasaurus is a large, prehistoric marine reptile often depicted in popular culture as a powerful apex predator of the oceans.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mosasaurus (Jurassic World) 1
Mosasaurus hoffmanni 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct marine reptile ⓘ
genus ⓘ
mosasaur ⓘ
appearsIn Jurassic World (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ate ammonites ⓘ
fish ⓘ
marine reptiles ⓘ
bodyPlan streamlined ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo monitor lizards ⓘ
snakes ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
extinctSince end-Cretaceous mass extinction ⓘ
family Mosasauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fossilFoundIn Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAnatomicalFeature conical teeth ⓘ
elongated skull ⓘ
paddle-like limbs ⓘ
powerful tail fin ⓘ
secondary palate ⓘ
isNot dinosaur ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
livedDuringStage Campanian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maastrichtian NERFINISHED ⓘ
livedInEnvironment marine ⓘ
movementType aquatic locomotion ⓘ
namedBy James De Carle Sowerby NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Daniel Conybeare NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology "Meuse lizard" ⓘ
order Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
popularCultureDepiction large marine predator ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
subfamily Mosasaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
trophicLevel apex predator ⓘ
typeLocality Maastricht, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeSpecies Mosasaurus hoffmannii NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearDescribed 1822 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indominus rex → defeatedBy → Mosasaurus ⓘ
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs → depicts → Mosasaurus ⓘ
Maastricht Formation in the Netherlands → fossilTypeLocalityFor → Mosasaurus ⓘ
subject surface form: Maastricht Formation
this entity surface form: Mosasaurus hoffmanni
Isla Nublar → notableResidentSpecies → Mosasaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World)