What animals live in the Jurassic coast?

Answer 1

During the Jurassic, Europe was divided into many islands. Therefor, the European animals were more coastal than those of other areas.

A few weeks back, I compiled a list of animals that existed during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period. Here is the European section:

BirdsArchaeopteryx, a medium sized dinosaur-like toothed bird (1.6 ft from nose to tail) that could only glide.

Wellnhoferia, a slightly larger Archaeopteryx relative.

Crocodylomorphs*Dakosaurus, a 12 to 15 ft thalattosuchian, with large teeth, a powerful triangular jaw, four flippers and a finned tail. It was probably an apex predator.

Geosaurus, a thalattoschian measuring less than 10 feet with a short snout and large, curving teeth.

Machimosaurus, a 27 ft thalattosuchian designed for eating turtles and other large prey.

Metriorhynchus, a 10 ft thalattosuchian with a finned tail and a streamlined body.

Goniopholis, a 6 to 12 ft predator similar to modern crocodillians.

*Thalattosuchians are an extinct group of marine crocodylomorphs.

DinosaursCompsagnathus, a 2 to 8 lb coelurisaurian dinosaur that was about 6 ft long.

Camptosaurus, a 26 ft long, heavily built iguanodontid.

Phyllodon, about a 3 to 6 foot hypsilophodont.

Dacentrosaurus, a 20 to 33 ft stegosaur with triangle plates and four tail spikes.

Bothriospondylus, a 50 to 65 ft brachiosaur.

Cetiosaurus, a 60 ft sauropod.

Megalosaurus, a 27 ft theropod.

Europasaurus, a sauropod dwarfed to 24 ft due to its small island habitat.

Ceratosaurus, a 20 ft, 1200 to 2200 lb, theropod dinosaur with ridge crests over the eyes and a bony, semicircular "horn" on its nose.

Stokesaurus, a 9 to 12 ft tyrannosaur.

Torvosaurus, a 30 to 36 ft, 2 ton theropod.

Allosaurus, a 28+ ft, 2.5 ton theropod with crests above the eyes, running down along the nose in front of the eyes. These crests may have been used in displays and/or as sunshades.

Elaphrosaurus, a long necked, 20 ft ceratosaur.

FishLepidotes, 12 in fresh and Saltwater Fish that had thick scales and ate molluscs.

Gyrodus, a circular, laterally compressed fish.

Hypsocormus, a 3 ft predatory fish with one dorsal fin and a powerful bite.

Aspidorhynchus, a 2 ft fish with tooth lined jaws and a long nose, superficially resembling gar.

Pholidophorus, a 16 in, fast swimming, superficially herring like fish that ate planktonic crustaceans and small fish.

Thrissops, a 24 in long fish that ate other fish.

Elops, very bony fish that grow up to 3 ft and 22 lbs. They eat crustaceans and smaller fish, and still exist today.

Plesiosaurs & IchthyosaursLiopleurodon, a 16 to 23 ft short-necked plesiosaur.

Ophthalmosaurus, an 18 ft icthyosaur.

Platypterygius, a possibly deaf icthyosaur that grew up to 21 feet.

PterosaursCtenochasma, a small pterosaur (12+ in wingspan) with numerous teeth used for filter feeding on invertabrates. Adults had a bony crest.

Cycnorhamphus, a pterosaur with a 4 ft wingspan and teeth at the tip of its beak for hunting invertabrates in the mud.

Germanodactylus, a pterosaur with a 3 to 3.5 ft wingspan (depending on the species) that weighed as much as a raven. It had a semicircular headcrest that extended from the cranium to in front of the eyes.

Gnathosaurus, a pterosaur with a 5 ft wingspan, a spoon shaped beak tip, and 130 needle like teeth.

Pterodactylus, a group of pterosaurs ranging up to a 5 ft wingspan and 90 conical teeth. Adults had a semicircular headcrest, and they probably ate fish and other small animals. They also had a throat pouch.

Ramphorhynchus, a long tailed pterosaur measuring up to 4 ft with a 6 ft wingspan. It hunted fish using its interlocking teeth.

Scaphognathus, a long tailed pterosaur with a semicircular headcrest and a wingspan of 3 ft.

Answer 2

birds, fish in the sea and normal sea dwelling creatures :)