We never want to meet this creature 😰
What do you get if you cross a Komodo dragon, a great white shark,It might sound like a joke, but scientists have discovered a new terrifying creature that once swam Earth’s oceans, embodying the traits of some of theNamed Thalassotitan atrox - meaning Dreadful Titan of the Sea - the 30ft giant sat at the top of the food chain, gobbling down other sea monsters such as plesiosaurs, with its huge jaws.
Scientists even believe they have found remains of Thalassotitan’s victims in the same fossil beds near Casablanca in Morocco. They discovered a 1.6ft plesiosaur head, as well as jaws and skulls of other large sea lizard species with signs of acid erosion. “We can’t say for certain which species of animal ate all these other mosasaurs. But we have the bones of marine reptiles killed and eaten by a large predator.
Thalassotitan, had an enormous five-foot-long skull with massive conical teeth like a killer whale, allowing it to rip apart huge prey., but enormous marine lizards and distant relatives of modern iguanas and monitor lizards.Story continues“Thalassotitan was an amazing, terrifying animal,” added Dr Longrich, who led the study.
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