Plioplatecarpus was a mosasaur which lived during the late Cretaceous Period 80-66 million years ago. The name means “more/closer towards Platecarpus“, which was the name of another late Cretaceous mosasaur.
Five different species of Plioplatecarpus are currently recognized. The image below is of Plioplatecarpus marshi, which measured 18 feet long and which swam around western Europe (its fossils have been found in Belgium) at the end of the Cretaceous Period 70-66 MYA. It shared its habitat with other mosasaurs including the 15 foot long Prognathodon solvayi, the 30 foot long Prognathodon saturator, and the 40 foot long Mosasaurus hoffmanni.
Plioplatecarpus marshi. © Jason R. Abdale (September 27, 2026).
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