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Kronosaurus was a short-necked late Cretaceous plesiosaur. Plesiosaurs are marine reptiles, and Kronosaurus - a meat-eating pliosaur - was, as far as is known, the largest marine reptile that ever lived. One fossil indicates it was 42 ft. (12.8 m) in length when alive, with a skull that was 9 feet (more than 2.5 meters) long. It was a Mesozoic marine reptile, but it was not a dinosaur. There were no marine dinosaurs.
I made (above para) a minor error of omission and one of commission. Kronosaurs belong to a group of short-necked plesiosaurs called pliosaurs and are related to today's Varanid (monitor) lizards -- in other words, they were enormous marine lizards. I should probably have mentioned that.
My error of commission involved the size. The maximum length of the Kronosaurs may have been ''only'' 30 feet instead of the 42 feet (4.8 metres) suggested in the earlier paragraph. As an aside, it's also worth mentioning that since these reptiles were enormous lizards, they were not water-breathers. Like today's dolphins and whales, they had to surface periodically to breathe.
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When was Kronosaurus created?
Kronosaurus was created in 1992.
What was the kronosaurus enemies?
sharks
What do kronosaurus eat?
fish mollusks
How long was a kronosaurus?
I think it was about 45ft long
What are the kronosaurus habitat?
under water cold places
Did the kronosaurus breath fire?
Yes, kronosaurus is mentioned in Job chapter 41, where it states that it breathes fire. Also, there are unexplained cavities in its head which could be where fuel was stored.
Where does a kronosaurus live?
Kronosaurus lived in warm shallow seas. Its fossils have been found in Columbia, South America, and Australia. They lived between 125 and 99 million years ago.
Does kronosaurus lay eggs?
Yes, all reptiles lay eggs.
Is a kronosaurus big or small?
It is big because it is two long school busses
What are some sea monsters?
Tylosaurus Styxosaurus Elasmosaurus Platecarpus Mosasaurus Kronosaurus Liopleurodon Plesiosaurus
Is the kronosaurus a true dinosaur?
Kronosaurus is not and never was believed to have been a dinosaur. They're Pliosaurs which is a family of the Order Sauropsida. The Dinosaurs and Sauropsids all belong to the Class Reptilia, but there the relationships end. The Dinosaurs are classified further into two separate Orders -- the Ornithischia and Saurischia.
What period did the kronosaurus live?
Kronosaurus, a type of pliosaur (carnivorous marine reptile related to plesiosaurs but with a short neck). It died out about 99 million years ago, during the Cenomanian stage of the upper Cretaceous period, the third and final period of the Mesozoic era.
