Question

What kind of animals were pliosaurs?

ancient fish
marine reptiles
giant crocodiles
ocean dinosaurs

Answer 1

Pliosaurs were marine reptiles. They belonged to a group of reptiles known as plesiosaurs, but they had a distinctive body shape characterized by a large head, short neck, and powerful limbs adapted for swimming. Pliosaurs lived during the Mesozoic Era and were important predators in their marine environments.