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Mosasaurs were large marine reptiles that inhabited the oceans approximately 70 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. The activity provides instructions and necessary materials, encouraging creative assembly and potentially inventing new ancient reptiles. Users are encouraged to cut out bone groups and a human figure for scale comparison, then use a provided guide for assembly and taping. Coloring tools can be used to enhance the mosasaur's appearance. The process emphasizes the scientific method of arranging fossils to determine their correct placement and reconstruct extinct animals. More information about fossils and related activities can be found on Gateway's Fossil Fridays and within the \"Fossil Molds & Casts\" activity. This hands-on approach aims to educate and engage individuals in the field of paleontology through interactive learning, making it an educational resource for understanding prehistoric life and skeletal reconstruction.","Build a Mosasaur!  \nPaleontologists learn what ancient animals looked like by putting together fossilized bones like puzzle pieces to form a skeleton. Think like a paleontologist and build a mosasaur skeleton with this activity.  \nMosasaurs were very large, marine reptiles that swam the oceans of the late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago. The largest mosasaur displayed by a museum is nicknamed Bruce and is 43 feet long!  \nYou can learn more about fossils with Gateway’s Fossil Fridaysand in the “Fossil Molds & Casts” activity.  \nYou Will Need:  \nPages 3-4 of this activity printed, scissors, tape, coloring tools (optional)  \nStep 1 :  \nCut out the groups of mosasaur bones and the pale ontologist (so you can compare the size of this giant reptile) along the gray lines.  \nStep 2 :  \nUse the guide above to assemble and tape together a full mosasaur skeleton! Give your mosasaur personality by coloring it in.  \nStep 3:  \nPaleontologists learned about the mosasaur’s skeleton by arranging the bone fossils in different ways and deciding how they best fit together. How many other ways can you arrange the mosasaur? 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