Prehistoric Marine Animals List

Purussaurus was the top predator in that sea and with good reason.

Prehistoric marine animals list. They gave birth to live young which means they may have been warm-blooded. Megalodon didnt earn its nickname Big Tooth for nothing. One thing that separates Plesiosaur from the other prehistoric marine reptiles is how it reproduced.

At 12-15 meters long maybe more it was one of the largest crocodilians ever to have existed. Examples of Mesozoic Era animals include dinosaurs pterosaurs ammonites sharks plesiosaurs ichthyosaurs mosasaurs pseudosuchians insects and early mammals. Genus Paranictops Qiu 1977.

Genus Cartictops Ding. Here are 10 of the scariest prehistoric sea monsters to ever call the ocean home in prehistory. These have been some fun facts about marine prehistoric animals.

In contrast modern African elephants are between 82 and 13 feet tall. From here you will have entries for the dinosaurs but also other creatures of the Mesozoic like the pterosaurs early mammals ancient crocodiles and the first birds Other index entries will be for the mammals that became the dominant life forms of the planet after the dinosaurs with entries from the sabre toothed cats to the first whales You will even find entries for animals that are prehistoric but. It was the largest predatory marine creature in the history of the planet outweighing both modern Great White Sharks and ancient reptiles like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus.

On this list youll find ten of the most interesting and largest prehistoric sea animals from the megalodon to the spinosaurus and the helicoprion. Top Ten Marine Predators. 10 Strange Animals You Didnt Know Existed.

The largest Hyaenodons were among the largest predators of their time. Or Top 10 Sea Monsters if you prefer 10- Dunkleosteus. Here are ten of the largest most fearsome sea monsters ever to prowl the oceans.