Pliosaurus brachydeirus Centrosaurus belonging to the Chigutisauridae group

belonging to the Chigutisauridae group

Longitud hocico-cola 270 mm

5 meters and a weight of about half a ton

Escala 1:60 -  Completa

Pliosaurus brachydeirus Centrosaurus belonging to the Chigutisauridae groupPliosaurus brachydeirus was a marine plesiosaur reptile of the Pliosauridae family that lived during the Late Jurassic , primarily in the KimmeridgianTithonian age (approximately 155150 million years ago) . Its remains come mainly from marine deposits in southern England , within the context of the ancient European epicontinental sea , and the species holds an important historical role as one of the first pliosaurs formally described in paleontology.