Foundations Reading 11B

Chap 22 Reading 11B MONSTERS OF THE DEEP Sea monsters are not just imaginary. Millions of years ago, real monsters actually lived on Earth. Eyes in the Dark Temnodontosaurus was definitely an unusual animal. Its name means "cuttingtooth lizard," and with good reason—it had very big teeth. It also had some of the largest eyes in nature. They were over 25 centimeters across! With such big eyes, Temnodontosaurus could easily find its food in the dark water. Terror of the Deep Kronosaurus—the "Kronos lizard"—lived in the seas that once covered Australia. But it probably used its fins to climb out of the water and lay its eggs on land. Its head was two meters long, and its teeth were as big as bananas! The main purpose of strong jaws and teeth like these was to catch smaller animals. In fact, Kronosaurus was one of the most dangerous predators of all time. The Stalker Known as the "lord of the seas," Thalassomedon was a large sea monster with a very long neck. It also had a special way of hunting fish: It carried stones in its stomach! These helped keep the largest part of its body and tail down in the dark water. Meanwhile, its long neck slowly rose up toward the fish. The fish didn't have a chance to get away from Thalassomedon. They couldn't see the sea monster until it was too late!

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