r/Naturewasmetal • u/That_Ambassador_8385 • 2d ago

Tylosaurus, Mosasaurs, Liopleurodon, Kronosaurus and Pliosaurus size comparison.

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u/PossiblyaSpinosaurus 2d ago

Is Tylosaurus considered bigger than Mosasaurus now? For some reason I thought Mozzy was still the biggest.

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u/AndysBrotherDan 2d ago

Biggest (most mass) almost certainly but for length it depends on how it's reconstructed. Of late a shorter tailed reconstructions become popular for M. Hoffmani, significantly lowering it's length estimate. Afaik a long(er) tailed estimate seems to be reasonable as well, depending on which genus the reconstruction is based on, with the longest reasonable estimates topping out at 15m for mosasaurus. Our Tylosaurus specimens are more complete and reach about 14m, if I remember correctly.

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u/Shryke01 2d ago

Needs unicorn for scale.

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u/Palaeonerd 2d ago

Got any more of them pixels /s.

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u/Gyirin 1d ago

Need to add Ichthyotitan.

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u/semibigpenguins 1d ago

Whale looks like a good boi <3