Marine reptile
Kronosaurus
Its name refers to Cronus, the titan of Greek mythology.
Kronosaurus was a short-necked pliosaur whose first remains were confused with an ichthyosaur.
Three stages. One companion.
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AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Kronosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Pliosauridae
- Pliosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Australia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Kronosaurus
It was a large, short-necked pliosaur. Its first known fossil was a piece of jaw that was initially mistaken for part of an ichthyosaur.
Its name refers to Cronus, the titan of Greek mythology. A part of the jaw could be difficult to identify without further comparison. Its story reminds us that two marine reptiles can belong to different branches despite sharing the same environment.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Kronosaurus
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- Pliosauridae
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