Were There Aquatic Dinosaurs?

Answer: No dinosaurs were adapted to an entirely aquatic life, although some may have gone into the water to get prey. ... There were many aquatic reptiles

aquatic reptiles
Currently, of the approximately 12,000 extant reptile species and subspecies, only about 100 are classed as marine reptiles: extant marine reptiles include marine iguanas, sea snakes, sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles. ... Others, such as sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles, return to shore to lay their eggs.
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that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, including plesiosaurs, nothosaurs, and mosasaurs.

What was the first aquatic dinosaur?

The discovery of the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, in Morocco has been described as 'game-changing'. The newly-discovered tail fossil of the first “river monster” dinosaur shows the giant predator was a powerful swimmer and the first known to have lived in the water.

Why are there no water dinosaurs?

Aquatic and semi-aquatic animals also tend to have more dense bones than other animals so that they do not float so high in the water, and as noted already, most dinosaurs have less dense bones than other vertebrates, so that is immediately a big strike against them being aquatic.

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