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Elasmosaurus platyurus

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Description

Name: "ribbon lizard"

Length: 14 m

Height: 2 m

Weight: 2.2 tons

Diet: carnivore

Time: Late Cretaceous (70 million years ago)

Location: Europe

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NOT A DINOSAUR

Elasmosaurus was distinguished by its enormously long neck: this plesiosaur had 71 vertebrae, compared to as little as 28 for earlier members of the breed. This unusual feature has occasioned some disagreement about how Elasmosaurus hunted for fish: some paleontologists think it bent its head sideways around its body, while others believe this reptile swam on the surface, holding its head high above the water to scope out prey.
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Keyan-the-Eagle144's avatar
One of my favorite ancient marine reptiles!