Microsoft Dinosaurs
Kronosaurus
Kronosaurus
Kronosaurus

kro-no-SOR-us name means β€œSaturn's lizard”

A sea monster bigger than a school bus, with jaws packed with massive, sharp teeth!

Kronosaurus was a giant pliosaur found in Australia. At fifty-six feet long, if this enormous marine reptile could have stood on its tail, it would have been able to peer into the fifth floor of a building! Its huge, gaping mouth was lined with massive, sharp teeth, so it would have been able to tackle most other marine animals with ease. Kronosaurus used its giant paddle-like fins to propel itself through the water.

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Of Pliosaurs and Plesiosaurs

Of Pliosaurs and Plesiosaurs

Kronosaurus was a pliosaur like Peloneustes below. Both have large heads and short necks.

Snake necksElasmosaurus was a plesiosaur. Its neck made up more than half of its forty-three foot length.

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Source: Microsoft Dinosaurs (1993) CD-ROM. Text liberated from original screen art; images & audio restored from disc. Original media is Microsoft/supplier copyright β€” non-commercial educational preservation. Credits & Acknowledgements