Brerostozes

Brerostozes is a genus of extinct marine reptiles belonging to the order Plesiosauria. These large, long-necked creatures inhabited the oceans during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 66 million years ago. Fossil evidence suggests that brerostozes were distributed across various marine environments, with significant discoveries made in North America and Europe.

The anatomy of brerostozes is characteristic of plesiosaurs, featuring a broad body, four powerful flippers for locomotion, and a relatively small head at the end of a long, serpentine neck. Their diet is believed to have consisted primarily of fish and other marine invertebrates, which they likely captured using their streamlined bodies and swift swimming abilities. While direct fossil evidence of their skin or soft tissues is rare, paleontologists infer their appearance from the skeletal structure and comparisons with related plesiosaur genera. The exact phylogenetic relationships of brerostozes within Plesiosauria are still a subject of ongoing research and debate among paleontologists.