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The belief that plesiosaurs are dinosaurs is a common misconception, and plesiosaurs are often erroneously depicted as dinosaurs in popular culture. [ 141 ] [ 142 ] It has been suggested that legends of sea serpents and modern sightings of supposed monsters in lakes or the sea could be explained by the survival of plesiosaurs into modern times.
This list of plesiosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Plesiosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms.The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that ...
Plesiosaur fossils can be found all over the world, Marx said. The combination of both smooth and scaly skin is unusual, and it had different functions, the researchers said.
Plesiosauroidea (/ ˈ p l iː s i ə s ɔːr /; Greek: πλησιος plēsios 'near, close to' and σαυρος sauros 'lizard') is an extinct clade of carnivorous marine reptiles.They have the snake-like longest neck to body ratio of any reptile.
Scanisaurus was a "dolichodiran" (i.e. long-necked) plesiosaur, albeit one with a neck relatively shorter than those of some of its relatives (such as Elasmosaurus). [1] It has sometimes been described as a "mesodiran" plesiosaur, with a larger head and shorter neck relative to other dolichodiran genera. [10]
Nichollssaura was a small plesiosaur, estimated up to 2.6–2.9 m (8.5–9.5 ft) in length and 135 kg (298 lb) in body mass based on a complete specimen (TMP 1994.122.1). [5] [6] It fills an approximate 40-million-year gap in the fossil record of North American plesiosaurs. Life restoration of two individuals
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