Pluridens serpentis: The Snake-Toothed Giant of Morocco's Ancient Seas

In this deep dive, we explore Pluridens serpentis — an 8-meter mosasaur with a snake-like jaw and a mouthful of small hooked teeth. With unusually small eyes, it hunted in murky, low-light waters using non-visual senses, reshaping our view of the late Cretaceous oceans. Set in ancient Moroccan seas that once hosted a dozen mosasaur species, including shell-crushers like Carinodontons and the apex hunter Thalassotitan atrox, the discovery shows mosasaurs thriving with specialized niches right up to the asteroid. We unpack what this means for marine ecosystems, evolutionary diversification, and the hidden senses that modern deep-sea creatures might be using today.

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