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but 80 to 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous, it was under water, part of an inland sea. This mosasaur is not a dinosaur but a marine lizard that fed on molluscs and fish. It was common in near shore marina waters. It died and was covered by marine sediments, eventually becoming petrified.