Scientists think pliosaurs used their strong jaws like modern-day crocodiles do. They bit down with such force that prey was immediately unable to escape or fight back.
These animals shared the planet with dinosaurs, but pliosaurs were not dinosaurs themselves.
While they made their homes in the water, pliosaurs had lungs, just like today's reptiles.
Others argue it was brought about by a larger extinction event that also affected dinosaurs. There is still a lot that we don't know about pliosaurs.
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The passage that best supports the idea that pliosaurs were successful predators is:
"Scientists think pliosaurs used their strong jaws like modern-day crocodiles do. They bit down with such force that prey was immediately unable to escape or fight back."
This statement highlights the effectiveness of pliosaurs' jaws in capturing and subduing their prey, indicating their efficiency as predators.
