Plesiopleurodon[1] was a pliosaur that lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous period. It was anatomically similar to the larger Liopleurodon - a distantly related species that lived millions of years before it.
In Walking with Dinosaurs[]
"Giant of the Skies"[]
A Plesiopleurodon was seen in the episode failing to catch an Ornithocheirus.
Behind the scenes[]
The model of Liopleurodon was reused to represent the creature. In fact, it is incorrectly identified as a Liopleurodon in the US version.
Long neck Plesiosaurs and short neck Pliosaurs are now thought to have flukes on their tails, and not smooth lizard-like tails like in the series.
Plesiopleurodon actually lived in the late days of the Cretaceous, not the beginning of the Cretaceous.
List of appearances[]
- Dinosaur Worlds
- Walking with Dinosaurs
- "Giant of the Skies" (identified as Liopleurodon in the US version)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Identified as such in Dinosaur Worlds.