A prehistoric sea monster has been discovered that is the size of a modern bus! The creature is named Thalattoarchon saurophagis, which means “lizard-eating sovereign of the sea” and is measured at nearly 28 feet!
The creature was part of a group of reptiles that lived with dinosaurs and it’s suspected that it preyed on animals as big as it was! Its fossils were discovered almost fully intact and its teeth were huge, sharp and plentiful.
Modern day relatives of Thalattoarchon saurophagis are orca whales and great white sharks.
Earlier another sea monster was discovered in Hungary and named Pannoniasaurus. It was a crocodile-like water reptile and is considered to be the first known prehistoric creature to live its entire life in fresh water.