Oldest-Known Mega-Predatory Marine Reptile Revealed By Fossils Of 170-Year-Old Organism

Lorrainosaurus: A 170-million-year-old ancient marine reptile's fossils have revealed that the animal from the Age of Dinosaurs is the oldest-known mega-predatory pliosaur.

Lorrainosaurus is the oldest mega-predatory pliosaur. It lived during the ancient Middle Jurassic era in marine environments. The regions in which it lived 170 million years ago are now located in northern France. (Image Credit: Joschua Knüppe (Germany)/Uppsala University)

A 170-million-year-old ancient marine reptile's fossils have revealed that the animal from the Age of Dinosaurs is the oldest-known mega-predatory pliosaur. Pliosaurs were close relatives of plesiosaurs, and were ancient reptiles that lived in oceans. Plesiosaurs first appeared on Earth 170 million years ago, and were highly skilled swimmers. They appeared like fat dolphins with lock necks, and their heads had the shape of a snake, according to HubPages, an online publishing platform. They were