Liopleurodon

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***Liopleurodon*** is an extinct genus of large pliosaurid that lived in the Middle to Late Jurassic Period in the seas that covered Europe. Initially believed to reach maximum lengths of 23.25 meters (44.234 feet), fossilized tooth marks believed to have come from *Liopleurodon* at the time suggested it could reach sizes of 25 meters (82 feet), longer than many modern day whales. Current estimates place *Liopleurodon* at a much smaller 7.6 meters (25 feet, however the largest ones measured slightly over 10 meters. It was an apex predator during the middle and late Jurassic. Studies of the skull have shown that it could probably scan the water with its nostrils to ascertain the source of certain smells.

Liopleurodon's weapon

## Appearance

### In the Mesozoic World

The *Liopleurodon* is approximately 6,39 to 7,6 meters in length and weights about 2,5 tons. Fossils of this predator were found across Europe like Germany or England but they also happen to live in Argentina where they hunt *Ophthalmosaurus*. They have coexisted with ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, cephalopods, marine crocodiles, other pliosaurs, sharks and other fishes such as *Leedsichthys*.

### In the Dinosaurs Battle World Championship

The *Liopleurodon* is pink with black stripes and its belly is pale. It inaccurately has a huge blue spine on its back and small spikes on the tip of its nose as well as saber-like teeth that go through his jaw. The *Liopleurodon* is one of the apex predators of the ocean and prey on fishes, *Archelon*, *Elasmosaurus* and *Prognathodon*. However, it too is prey to the huge *Mosasaurus* and the terrifying *Megalodon*. *Liopleurodon* had been observed to compete for food with a prehistoric cetacean, the *Basilosaurus*. The pliosaur possess a huge territory that it uses as its hunting ground. It is highly aggressive against the members of its species and chase them for their territory. However, during mating seasons, male or female *Liopleurodons* will come to another territory for a partner. Battles of male *Liopleurodons* during mating seasons are known to be very intense and may end up with scars or even death. Once the female *Liopleurodon* is ready to give live birth to their young, they to to their sanctuary alongside the animals from Dino Monster Fight and took care of them until they are ready to hunt alone. We do not have found an existence to the *Liopleurodon* sanctuary so far.

### Fight with Elasmosaurus

A *Liopleurodon* was seen swimming minding his own business and does not notice the *Archelon* under him when an *Elasmosaurus* appears on his way. Both marine reptiles circled each other until the plesiosaur lands the first attack, which the pliosaur managed to avoid. The *Liopleurodon* do a backflip to avoid another attack of the *Elasmosaurus* and now charge toward it and sucessfully land a blow on the back. However, as it turns back, the *Elasmosaurus* is gone and is instead underneath him, this time it sucessfully land a blow on the pliosaur. The *Liopleurodon* turn around and seeing the *Elasmosaurus* coming at him, it roar and charges only to miss and get bitten off the left side of its body. Being exhausted, the plesiosaur tries to finish him once and for all. However, the pliosaur retaliates and bites the second left palm of its enemy. It then proceeds to drag him down and throw it away. The *Liopleurodon* then finishes it off by biting the body of the *Elasmosaurus* long enough that it dies due to blood loss and let loose of the body that is falling to the floor, winning the fight.

## Trivia

* In Dinomaster, the animated series that inspired Pong1977, the *Liopleurodon* depicted here accurately doesn't have the features the one from Dino Monster Fight had.