Public art & sculpture · London
Mosasaur
Mosasaur — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mosasaur is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek σαύρος sauros meaning 'lizard') are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764. They belong to the order Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes. During the last 20 million years of the Cretaceous period (Turonian–Maastrichtian ages), with the extinction of the ichthyosaurs and pliosaurs, mosasaurids became the dominant marine predators. They themselves became extinct as a result of the K-Pg event at the end of the Cretaceous period, about 66 million years ago.
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Background
Description
) informed by fossil skin impressions]] Mosasaurs breathed air, were powerful swimmers, and were well-adapted to living in the warm, shallow inland seas prevalent during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were so well adapted to this environment that they most likely gave birth to live young, rather than returning to the shore to lay eggs as sea turtles do. The smallest-known mosasaur was Dallasaurus turneri, which was less than 1 m long. Larger mosasaurs were more typical, with many species growing longer than 4 m. Mosasaurus hoffmannii, the largest known species reached up to 17 m, but it has been considered to be probably overestimated by Cleary et al. (2018). Mosasaurs had a body…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4176, -0.0669
- District
- Bromley
- Parish
- Bromley, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE20 8DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Official site
- www.atlasobscura.com
Sources
- osm: way/827932481 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Mosasaur (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mosasaur?
- Mosasaur is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE20 8DP), in the parish of Bromley, unparished area.
- Is Mosasaur free to visit?
- Yes, Mosasaur is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mosasaur?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE20 8DP. It sits within the Beckenham and Penge parliamentary constituency.