Dolichorhynchops osborni Purussaurus It was discovered in the

It was discovered in the Shangshaximiao Formation in 2007 and officially described in 2009 by a team of Chinese paleontologists

which was around 1

escuilliei was located in arid to semi-arid environments of the Late Cretaceous in central Asia

con una cola larga y fuerte que servía como contrapeso y ayudaba en los giros rápidos durante la persecución de presas

Dolichorhynchops osborni Purussaurus It was discovered in theDolichorhynchops osborni was a marine reptile belonging to the plesiosaur group, specifically a polycotylid , that lived during the Late Cretaceous period , approximately 9288 million years ago, when the vast Western Interior Seaway covered central North America. Unlike the classic long necked plesiosaurs, Dolichorhynchops had a short neck, a large head, and a streamlined body , making it a fast and highly efficient swimmer. Its size was considerable,