c . ▁ 1 6 7 2 – 1 7 1 5 ), ▁English ▁peer ▁Thomas ▁Cot ton ▁( D issent ing ▁minister ) ▁( 1 6 5 3 – 1 7 3 0 ), ▁English ▁minister ▁Thomas ▁For rest ▁Cot ton ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 6 5 ), ▁Canadian ▁card i ologist ▁Tom ▁Cot ton ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 7 ), ▁US ▁politician ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cot ton ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁P li op late car pus ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁mos as aur ▁l izard . ▁Like ▁all ▁mos asa urs , ▁it ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁C ret ace ous ▁period , ▁about ▁ 7 3 - 6 8 ▁million ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁The ▁eyes ▁of ▁P li op late car pus ▁are ▁proportion ally ▁larger ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁many ▁mos as aur ▁gener a , ▁although ▁the ▁sk ull ▁is ▁relatively ▁short . ▁The ▁larger ▁eyes ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁adaptation ▁to ▁low ▁light ▁conditions ▁like ▁those ▁found ▁in ▁deeper ▁water . ▁It ▁has ▁fewer ▁teeth ▁than ▁most ▁mos asa urs , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁greatly ▁rec ur ved . ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁P li op late car pus ▁would ▁have ▁h unted ▁relatively ▁small ▁pre y ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁grab ▁very ▁precisely . ▁The ▁broad ▁distribution ▁of ▁foss il ▁remains ▁in ▁both ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁open ▁ocean ▁pred ator . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁P li op late car pus ▁was