3 euros AUSTRIA 2020 - Mosasaurus

3 euros AUSTRIA 2020 Mosasaurus Glows in the dark

Mosasaurus features all 12 extreme prehistoric animals from the Supersaurs series in silhouette on its obverse, while a color-printed Mosasaurus is shown hunting in a seascape on the glow-in-the-dark reverse of the coin. Supersaurs 3 euro coins are legal tender in Austria.
Descended from terrestrial monitor lizards, although equipped with fins, Mosasaurus was a carnivorous, sea-dwelling reptile found in Western Europe and North America, and possibly Japan and New Zealand. Mosasaurus means "Mosa lizard", as the first specimen was found near the Meuse River in the Netherlands. The giant reptile comprised almost 40 different genera with numerous species, the largest known, M. hoffmanni, reaching lengths of up to 17 metres. Experts believe that Mosasaurus lived near the surface of the water, where it fed on fish, turtles, birds, pterosaurs and plesiosaurs. Despite its ability to do so, it is believed that Mosasaurus did not dive into deeper waters.

The largest and most impressive animals that have ever lived are celebrated in Supersaurs. The series brings prehistoric giants to life in the form of 12 magnificent glow-in-the-dark coins, each dedicated to a prehistoric giant who ruled the waves, roamed the land or dominated the skies. The second coin features Mosasaurus, the largest marine reptile, which hunted in the seas of the late Cretaceous period before disappearing about 66 million years ago.