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Post by lio99 on Jan 31, 2012 9:40:45 GMT
Ok so we know there is a whole family called pliosaurs but i have heard of a species named pliosaurus. was this a real pliosaur species and if it is how big did it grow?
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Post by Horridus on Jan 31, 2012 19:00:17 GMT
Pliosaurus is indeed a pliosaur genus, after which the group is named. The genus contains 3 species currently. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PliosaurusI know it could reach pretty large sizes (there is a HUGE jawbone assigned to the species P. macromerus in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History). Here's a photo I took of said:  |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Jan 31, 2012 19:50:11 GMT
P. brachyspondylus is also valid.
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Post by Horridus on Jan 31, 2012 20:26:00 GMT
P. brachyspondylus is also valid. Says who?  Hey Adam, you need a Pliosaurus page on your site! Even a bare-bones one. I went looking for one but it wasn't there... |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Jan 31, 2012 21:01:32 GMT
Tarlo, 1960; Taylor and Cruickshank, 1993; Noe et al. 2004; and many others. Don't trust Wikipedia. Sigh, I'm currently working on updating my website, A Pliosaurus page is on my to do list. |
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Post by Horridus on Feb 1, 2012 19:13:48 GMT
Tarlo, 1960; Taylor and Cruickshank, 1993; Noe et al. 2004; and many others. Don't trust Wikipedia. Yes, I was joking. Your word will suffice for me ;D (See, I said 'says who?' 'cos I was talking to a plesiosaur expert...so, you could've just said 'me'....never mind) |
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