Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Close up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany Skull of Liopleurodon ferox in dorsal and ventral view. From Andrews (1897). Skull of Liopleurodon ferox in lateral view and posterior view. From Noe et. al. (2003). Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany (from Martill and Naish, 2000). Associated skeleton referred to Liopleurodon ferox (from Tarlo, 1960). Skeleton and muscular reconstruction of Liopleurodon ferox in lateral view. From Newman and Tarlo (1967). This reconstruction is probably a composite of several specimens of Liopleurodon and Pliosaurus. Skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in dorsal view. From Newman and Tarlo (1967). This reconstruction is probably a composite of several specimens of Liopleurodon and Pliosaurus. Close up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler Close up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler
Liopleurodon ferox

Species
L. ferox
Author
Sauvage, 1873
Classification
Sauropterygia
Eosauropterygia
Eusauropterygia
Pistosauroidea
Pistosauria
Plesiosauria
Pliosauroidea
Pliosauridae
Liopleurodon
Age
Callovian, Middle Jurassic
Type location
Peterborough, England. Also known from Bedfordshire (UK), Cambridgeshire (UK), France (near Boulogne) and possibly Chile.
Geological formation
Oxford Clay Formation
Type specimen
the holotype is only a single tooth
Referred material
Known from several partial skeletons and skulls