The largest species of prehistoric linghas
Dragon lizard is a large sea lizard family that lived in the late Cretaceous period. The largest species can grow to 18 meters in length.
- Halisaurus arambourgi: 4-5m long; lived 66-86 million years ago.
- Plioplatecarpus marshi: 4-5m long; lived 68-73 million years ago.
- Globidens dakotennis: 5-6m long; lived 66-84 million years ago.
- Clidastes moorevillensis: 6m long; lived 70-88 million years ago.
- Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus: 6m long; lived 83-85 million years ago.
- Plesiotylosaurus crassidens: 6-7m long; lived 69-70 million years ago.
- Prognathodon giganteus: 10m long; lived 66-83 million years ago.
- Prognathodon waiparaensis: 11m long; lived 66-83 million years ago.
- Liodon mosasauroides: 12m long; lived 66-72 million years ago.
- Moanasaurus mangahouangae: 12m long; lived 66-83 million years ago.
- Taniwhasaurus oweni: 12m long; lived 66-70 million years ago.
- Prognathodon saturator: 13-14m long; lived 66-83 million years ago.
- Plotosaurus tuckeri: 14m long; lived 66-70 million years ago.
- Tylosaurus proriger: 15m long; lived 75-86 million years ago.
- Mosasaurus hoffmanni: 16-17m long; lived 66-70 million years ago.
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