Rhomaleosaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. The first Rhomaleosaurus fossil was discovered in 1871.
Quick facts about Rhomaleosaurus:
- Existed from Rhaetian Age to 174.1 million years ago
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by live birth
- 15 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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- R. Tate and J. F. Blake. 1876. The Yorkshire Lias
- R. Owen. 1840. Report on British fossil reptiles. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 8:43-126
- T. Wright. 1860. On the Zone of Avicula contorta, and the Lower Lias of the South of England. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 16:374-411