Rhomaleosaurus

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Rhomaleosaurus
Fossil range: Early Jurassic
Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus from the Early Jurassic of Europe
Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus from the Early Jurassic of Europe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Plesiosauria
Suborder: Pliosauroidea
Family: Rhomaleosauridae
Genus: Rhomaleosaurus

Rhomaleosaurus is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile belonging to the pliosaur superfamily. It was about 7m long and lived in the Early Jurassic Period. It was a carnivorous marine reptile.

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