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Tylosaurus prorigor

Yiran Yao/Philadelphia Film Office

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, United States

While dinosaurs roamed the land in the Late Cretaceous, large reptiles called mosasaurs swam the seas. Tylosaurus prorigor grew to 43 feet long and weighed 2 tons. Like all mosasaurs, this one has a joint in its bottom jaw that would flex like a snake’s jaw to allow the animal to grasp large prey.

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  • Title: Tylosaurus prorigor
  • Creator: Yiran Yao/Philadelphia Film Office
  • Location: Dinosaur Hall
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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