Mosasaurus

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Mosasaurus is to the ocean what Tyrannosaurus Rex is on Land. At 42 feet long and a weight of 5.5 metric tons. Mosasaurus has 3 different sets of teeth. One set being pterygoid teeth on the roof of its mouth under gums to push prey down quickly like snakes along with a hinge point on the lower jaw that allowed them to open their jaws wide. But unlike snakes they were widely built, having a massive rib cage to support large lungs. When performing a sea start: a technique fish use by bending themselves into a C to quickly accelerate, Mosasaurus can go from 0 to 30 mph within a single second. Mosasaurus had a reverse tail fluke with the bone bending downwards. 2 sets of flippers with the front pair being larger. Mossasaur size debates of a largest individual size