Sweetie the Mosasaur

Skull of the mosasaur Mosasaurus hoffmanni Cope from the collections at the University of Alabama's Museum of Natural History. The specimen, which represents one of the largest types of mosasaur at up to 50 feet, is affectionately known as Sweetie and is one of the most complete skeletons of the species found thus far.

Sweetie the mosasaur, a marine reptile fossil specimen at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham
Courtesy of Adiel Klompmaker, University of Alabama Museums, Department of Museum Research and Collections

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Sweetie the mosasaur, a marine reptile fossil specimen at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham