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This episode explores Tylosaurus rex, a newly identified giant mosasaur that dominated the Cretaceous seas.

🦖🌊 When people hear “T. rex,” they think of the king of the dinosaurs.But now, there’s another T. rex — and this one ruled the oceans.In this video, we dive into Tylosaurus rex, a newly identified species of giant mosasaur that may have been one of the deadliest marine predators of the Cretaceous seas.At over 40 feet long, armed with serrated teeth and crushing jaws, this apex predator dominated the ancient Western Interior Seaway that once split North America in half.But the wildest part?Scientists had fossils of this animal sitting in museum collections for decades before realizing it was an entirely different species.🎥 In this video, we explore:🌊 The ancient ocean that covered North America🦎 What mosasaurs actually were🦖 Why Tylosaurus rex was different from other tylosaurs⚔️ Fossil evidence of violent combat between giant marine predators🦷 How this animal hunted and what it likely ate🧠 Why this discovery changes what we know about mosasaur evolution👑 The controversy behind naming another animal “T. rex”From giant sharks to massive marine reptiles, the oceans of the Cretaceous may have been even more terrifying than the land.And hidden beneath those ancient waters…was…

People in this episode

Host: Erik Crawford

Topics covered

• Tylosaurus rex
• mosasaurs
• Cretaceous marine predators
• fossil evidence
• marine evolution
• ancient oceans

Keywords

• Tylosaurus rex
• mosasaur
• marine predator
• Cretaceous
• fossils
• ocean
• predation
• evolution

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Organizations: Prehistoric Life

Books & works: Tylosaurus rex

Places: North America

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