Platecarpus (SciiFii)

Platecarpus marinus (name meaning "marine flat wrist") is a species of aquatic lizard belonging to the mosasaur family of the Plioplatecarpini tribe that originally lived in the United States and possibly in Belgium and Africa around 84–81 million years ago during the middle Santonian to early Campanian of the Late Cretaceous period as an extinct species of Platecarpus and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii. It was originally going to be showcased at Cretaceous Park, unfortunately, ships that contained tanks which had 13 Platecarpus marinus had crashed into rocky seafloors near the coast of Oregon and sank, letting the 10 surviving Platecarpus marinus loose into the modern Pacific Ocean. Platecarpus marinus is a carnivore that primarily feeds on moderate-sized fish, squid, and ammonites. Platecarpus marinus is a rather average-sized mosasaur, growing on average of about 14 feet (4.3 meters) in length. It has a high-profile tail fluke like other mosasaurs, showing that it and other mosasaurs do not have an eel-like swimming method, but are more powerful, fast swimmers similar to sharks. Like other mosasaurs, Platecarpus marinus has a forked tongue similar to monitor lizards and has a same function, smelling for its food sources. The conservation status of Platecarpus marinus is Least Concern due to the species' wide range and abundant source of food, as well as the species' tolerance to many of the human activities.
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