Australian pliosaur

Kronosaurus, means "Cronus lizard" is a pliosaur that lived in Australia seas during Early cretaceous period. Kronosaurus is one of the more famous fossil discoveries to come from Australia,‭ ‬and as a huge short-necked pliosaur,‭ ‬Kronosaurus would have been an apex predator of the waters it swam in.‭ ‬The teeth of Kronosaurus are conical and up to thirty centimetres long,‭ ‬although most of that was root with up to twelve centimetres making up the exposed crown.‭ ‬Interestingly the teeth of Kronosaurus are quite different to other pliosaurs in that they are not serrated and do not have three facets.‭ ‬The teeth may suggest that despite its large size Kronosaurus may have seized smaller to medium sized prey which could then be manipulated to be swallowed.