Waar leefde Liopleurodon?

Liopleurodon was een groot zeereptiel uit het Jura, behorend tot de Pliosauridae. De grootste soort is Liopleurodon ferox. Fossielen van Liopleurodon zijn gevonden in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk en Duitsland.

Wat eet de Liopleurodon?

Prooien. De Liopleurodon had een ongelofelijke eetlust en was niet kieskeurig met wat er op het menu stond. Dit zeereptiel voedde zich met bijna alles: pijlinktvissen, haaien, beenvissen, zeeschilpadden, Ichthtyosauriërs, te laag vliegende vogels en misschien zelfs zijn eigen verwanten.

What does the name Liopleurodon mean?

The Name Liopleurodon Means “Smooth-Sided Teeth”. Liopleurodon (Andrey Atuchin). Like many prehistoric animals discovered in the 19th century, Liopleurodon was named on the basis of very scanty fossil evidence–exactly three teeth, each of them almost three inches long, excavated from a town in France in 1873.

What did Liopleurodon eat?

Liopleurodon was a large species of Pliosaur. It was an apex predator in the Upper Jurassic seas, around 160–155 million years ago. It grew up to 6.39 metres (21 feet) long. It was a relative of Pliosaurus and Kronosaurus. It preyed on other marine animals such as Ophthalmosaurus .

When did the Liopleurodon go extinct?

Liopleurodons went extinct 150 million years ago. Like most of the prehistoric animals which were discovered in the 19th century, Liopleurodon was also named when fossil evidence – though scanty – was found. The discovery of three of its teeth, nearly three inches in length, were dug out in an excavation in a town in France in 1873.

How do you extend the lifespan of a Liopleurodon?

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, a Liopleurodon’s lifespan can be extended through Tame Chronicling. In order to make fossil discoveries more interesting, the original specimens of Liopleurodon were exaggerated to be nearly 80–100 feet long which is over twice their actual size.