Kronosaurus Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Plesiosauria Family: Pliosauridae Genus: Kronosaurus Longman, 1924
Species
K. queenslandicus (type) ?K. boyacensis The Early Cretaceous (timestratigraphic name) or the Lower Cretaceous (logstratigraphic name), is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous period. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Reptilia redirects here. ... Families Cryptoclididae Elasmosauridae Plesiosauridae Pliosauridae Plesiosaurs (PLEE-see-oh-SORES) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ... Families Cryptoclididae Elasmosauridae Plesiosauridae Pliosauridae Plesiosaurs (PLEE-see-oh-SORES) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... A type species fixes the name of a genus (or of a taxon in a rank lower than genus). ...

Kronosaurus (pronounced Kroe-noe-sore-uss) was one of the sea reptiles known as pliosaurs — a member of the plesiosaur group, but in the Pliosauridae family, with the distinctive feature of a much shorter, thicker neck. It was one of the largest pliosaurs. Families Cryptoclididae Elasmosauridae Plesiosauridae Pliosauridae Plesiosaurs (PLEE-see-oh-SORES) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ... Families Plesiosaurs (IPA ) (Greek: plesios, near to + sauros, lizard) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ...

Anatomy

Kronosaurus.

Pliosaurs were more heavily built, more streamlined, faster and fiercer than other plesiosaurs, and were suited to catch fewer, larger meals with their massive jaws and rows of sharp teeth up to 25 cm (10 inches) long. The huge head, which was mostly mouth, also had large eyes and an offset pair of nostrils that gave it directional "water-sniffing" ability, as in other plesiosaurs. A pliosaur swam with all of its four limbs, which had evolved into long, wide, strong flippers, one at each corner of the elongated body. The tail was short and tapering, as in other plesiosaurs, and was perhaps used only for steering. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,599 × 993 pixels, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) {{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}} {{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]|{{{2}}}}} (All user names refer to ru. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,599 × 993 pixels, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) {{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}} {{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]|{{{2}}}}} (All user names refer to ru. ...

Size and Ecology

Kronosaurus lived in the Early Cretaceous Period. Most of its fossils are known from Australia, where they were first discovered in 1889 in Queensland, which was covered by shallow sea some 120 million years ago, though the most complete fossil to date was found in Villa de Leyva (Colombia) in 1977. The name was given in 1924 by Heber Longman. For many years, estimates put the total length of Kronosaurus at up to 13 meters (43 feet), but recent studies of its fossil skull and other parts, and comparisons with other pliosaurs, suggest that the true length was probably only 9–10 meters (30–33 feet). Other creatures preserved from the time include numerous fish and various molluscs such as squid, ammonites and belemnites. Some of their fossil shells bear tooth marks that could have been made by Kronosaurus, whose rear teeth were rounded and suited to crushing hard-cased victims. // The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Villa de Leyva Villa de Leyva (sometimes spelt Villa de Leiva) is a colonial town 40 km west of Tunja, in the Boyacá department. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ammonite (disambiguation). ... Extinct Orders Aulacocerida Phragmoteuthida Belemnitida Diplobelida Belemnoteuthina Belemnites (or belemnoids) are an extinct group of marine cephalopod, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish. ...

Kronosaurus queenslandicus

The holotype specimen of the species K. queenslandicus was described by Longman in 1924, and is currently in the Queensland Museum. Hampe described a second species, K. boyacensis, in 1992 but the dubious state of the holotype specimen makes the assignment to the Kronosaurus genus uncertain. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 536 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 671 pixel, file size: 618 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) My reconstruction of the giant pliosaur, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, seizing a Woolungasaurus glendowerensis plesiosaur from its school, in Early Cretaceous Queensland. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 536 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 671 pixel, file size: 618 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) My reconstruction of the giant pliosaur, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, seizing a Woolungasaurus glendowerensis plesiosaur from its school, in Early Cretaceous Queensland. ... A holotype is one of several possible types. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... Queensland Museum — 1862–1869 The Windmill in Wickham Terrace ( Queensland Museums first home ) Queensland Museum — 1879–1899 cnr. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ...

Name

It is named after the Greek Titan Kronos, who ate his own children, the Olympians, in order to secure his own power. Titan may mean: // Titan (mythology), a class of deities who preceded the Olympians in Greek mythology Helios, Greek sun-deity sometimes referred to as Titan (Mahler), nicknamed Titan Titan (satellite), largest satellite of the planet Saturn Titan beetle, the largest beetle in the Amazon rainforest USS Titan (AGOS-15), a... Cronus is not to be confused with Chronos, the personification of time. ... Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον < δωδεκα, dodeka, twelve + θεον, theon, of the gods), in Greek religion, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. ...

Popular Culture

The Kronosaurus is featured in the Steve Alten novel, "The Trench", although he has taken great creative liberties with them by presenting them as evolved versions of their prehistoric ancestors, living thousands of feet below sea level and having gills. It was also included in the novel Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker. Steve Alten (born August 21, 1959, Philadelphia) is an American science fiction author. ... lisa Belkova woz ehe! ... Robert T. Bakker (Bob Bakker), born in Bergen, New Jersey, 1945, is a famous American paleontologist who has helped re-shape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were homeothermic (warm-blooded). ... Robert T. Bakker Dr. Robert T. Bakker (Bob Bakker), born March 24, 1945, in Bergen County, New Jersey, is an American paleontologist who has helped re-shape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were homeothermic (warm-blooded). ...

A Kronosaurus model was introduced into the Carnegie Collection in 1997. A scale model of the Tower of London. ... The Carnegie Collection is a series of authentic replicas based on dinosaurs and other extinct prehistoric creatures, using fossils featured at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History as references. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Kronosaurus also appears as one of the opponents in the PS1 game Dino Crisis 2 and the PS2 sequel Dino Stalker. This article or section contains a plot summary that is too long or excessively detailed. ... Dino Stalker (Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis in Japan) is a 2002 PlayStation 2 game by Capcom, and a spinoff of the Dino Crisis series of video games. ...

External links

• Kronosaurus fact sheet. Enchanted Learning.
• Genus Kronosaurus. The Plesiosaur Directory.