Talk:Pliosaurus

Recent Paper On Pliosaurid Size
This is a recent (2023) and detailed paper on plesiosaur body size, including the many different specimens assigned to Pliosaurus that should be cited.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.15.578844v1.full.pdf

Sentence Combining
I have combined the former two sentences:

Pliosaurus brachydeirus is known from the Kimmeridgian of England. Pliosaurus macromerus is known from the Kimmeridgian of England.

Into: Pliosaurus brachydeirus and Pliosaurus macromerus are both known from the Kimmeridgian of England. Paleo Kid (talk) 15:29, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Pliosaurus vs. Liopleurodon
What characteristics differentiate the genus Liopleurodon from the genus Pliosaurus? Is it the teeth, or is it something less subtle? I think this article should specify, if anyone knows. --71.146.68.218 (talk) 17:09, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

P-funk?
People are calling the P. funkei species P-funk all over the internet right now. Should this be mentioned on the article? --Romulan Ale (talk) 20:36, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Probably not, but that's pretty damn cool! Someone should notify George Clinton. FunkMonk (talk) 20:40, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Ha, P-funk. Sounds like a rapper. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.130.109 (talk) 08:47, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Or perhaps it sounds like P-Funk. FunkMonk (talk) 09:09, 19 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Seems like all of the description section is about this species. Should perhaps be moved down? FunkMonk (talk) 19:22, 9 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll move it, but it's based mainly on news articles (some published before the description) so that info isn't very accurate... I'm planning to replace it with the general description of the genus. Do you think each of the species should get their own article? And is it a good idea to make a table to summarize differences between the species, like "Table 1." from Benson et al. (2013), with some additions? Rnnsh (talk) 20:09, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, one long genus article is better than several short species ones. The upper bar for how long an article can be is pretty high (100 kb, this is only 50). FunkMonk (talk) 20:14, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Could be some of these species are split into new genera some day. FunkMonk (talk) 22:12, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Liopleurodon rossicus
I removed Liopleurodon rossicus == from the junior synonym section for it is already stated in the text that Strongylokroptaphus is a junior synonym that was first assigned to L. rossicus before being reassigned to P. rossicus. --Spinningbeachballofdeath (talk) 13:41, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Both are synonyms. FunkMonk (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Just for clarity's sake, Pliosaurus irgisensis (Novozhilov, 1948), not P. rossicus, is actually the type species of Stronglyokrotaphus (see Storrs et. al. 2000 for more details).

Storrs, G. W., M. S. Arkhangel'skii and V. M. Efimov. 2000. Mesozoic marine reptiles of Russia and other former Soviet republics. pages 187-210 In Benton, M. J., M. A. Shiskin, D. M. Unwin and E. N. Kurochkin, (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.68.4.28.33 (talk) 23:51, 22 June 2013 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian

Pliosaurus Macromerus
How long was Pliosaurus macromerus, since some estimates are 11 metres and others are 15? And how heavy was it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.134.201.190 (talk) 15:36, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

It may be 18m, but in Liopleurodon 19 Pliosaurus and Liopleurodon, it was only 13m. Second makes Pliosaurus funkei at 10-12.8m. The Monster of aramberri at a maximum length at 12.2m. About the weight, I have no idea about the number so other users will answer you. Dinosaur Fan (talk) 07:21, 12 October 2014 (UTC) For the weight, ask Jinfengopteryx (talk) or other 'sea-monster' expert you know. Dinosaur Fan (talk) 07:05, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

McHenry estimated it at 12.7 m in length and 19.2 t in weight in his paper, in case you are interested. This is the best source I have. Jinfengopteryx (talk) 13:45, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Why in the page it is 45t? Dinosaur Fan (talk) 05:40, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

McHenry estimates means P. macromerus was larger than Predator X(In this talk, I call it Predator X, okay?). Predator X was 12-14t in http://supersan.net/videos/tr/video/Q8kNTEQbYQc/Top-ten-biggestheaviest-marine-Predators (I saw it was created by Jinfengopteryx in Carnivora forum. Is that you?). But on the pliosaurus page and BBC Planet Dinosaur both puts it at 45t which some websites only put P. macromerus at 30t. It seems impossible to see P. macromerus smaller. Is it correct? Dinosaur Fan (talk) 07:12, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

And Pliosaurus funkei was 10-12.8m in Planet Dinosaur (Wiki, not video) and 45t. Here's a link: http://bbcplanetdinosaur.wikia.com/wiki/Predator_X So does it shows that Predator X: 12.8m and 45t P. macromerus: 12.7m and 30t Of course not McHenry's estimates. But I think P. macromerus was larger? Which is larger(not McHenry's estimates)? I don't know the truth. Dinosaur Fan (talk) 07:26, 23 October 2014 (UTC)