Mosasaurus by prutzworks

Photography • Historical • posted on Sep 12, 2013

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Description

Mosasaurus "lizard of the Meuse River") is a genus of mosasaur, carnivorous, aquatic lizards, somewhat resembling flippered crocodiles, with elongated heavy jaws. The genus existed during the Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous period (Mesozoic era), around 70Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½65 million years ago in the area of modern Western Europe and North America. The name means "Meuse lizard", as the first specimen was found near the Meuse River (Latin Mosa + Greek sauros lizard). Mosasaurus was the first genus of mosasaur (and in fact, the first genus of any prehistoric reptile) to be named.The first remains known to science were a fragmentary skull from a chalk quarry in the St Pietersberg, a hill near Maastricht, Netherlands, found in 1764 and collected by lieutenant Jean Baptiste Drouin in 1766. It was procured for the Teylers Museum at Haarlem, the Netherlands, in 1784 by Martinus van Marum, the first director of the museum, who published its description only in 1790. (from Wiki) shot taken at dino expo @ Gaia Park Zoo Kerkrade the Netherlands My village is located along the River Meuse, glad they are extinct ;) thanx for viewing and comments zoom recomended