4.8" Pliosaur (Liopleurodon) Vertebrae - England

This is nicely preserved, 4.8" wide vertebrae of the Middle Jurassic Pliosaur, Liopleurodon (Pliosaurus) macromerus. It was collected from Orton Pit near Peterborough, England.

Liopleurodon is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptile that lived in the Middle to Late Jurassic ocean that covered Europe. They were an apex predator during their time.