MOSASAURUS SAFARI

Recommended for ages 3+

Mosasaurus


was a large marine lizard that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (70-66 million years ago) in shallow seas that covered what is now western Europe and North America.


Mosasaurus


was a top predator. A group of marine predators, the mosasaurs, are named after


Mosasaurus


. The name ‘


Mosasaurus


‘ means “lizard of the Meuse River”.

Mosasaurus


resembles monitor lizards like the famous Komodo dragon in having a large head and long jaws full of long sharp teeth and a long flexible tail. However, unlike the Komodo dragon, it has paddles rather than legs that were adapted for swimming.


Mosasaurus


used its tail to propel itself through the water, and its paddles for steering. It was a large predator (more than 50 feet in length) that ate fish, turtles and ammonites, as well as plesiosaurs and other mosasaurs.

• Model is 9.25 inches long and 3.25 inches high.
• It is colored in gray-blue tones that allowed it to blend into the marine waters that it lived in.
• Like all Safari Ltd.® products, this model has been individually hand-painted; features quality construction from safe, non-toxic, phthalate-free and lead-free materials; and includes an educational hang tag in 5 languages.
• Admire it on a shelf, use it in the classroom, or simply enjoy playing with it.
• The
  
  
  Mosasaurus
  
  
  is part of the Wild Safari® Prehistoric World collection.