Plesiosaur Bone

This fossilised Plesiosaur bone has been mounted on a bespoke wooden base stand. Dating to the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous period, around 150 to 100 million years ago, it belonged to one of the most iconic marine reptiles of the Mesozoic seas.

Accompanying the specimen is an illustration of a plesiosaur in its natural environment, offering context for the creature’s distinctive anatomy and aquatic lifestyle. The artwork links the bone to the graceful, long-necked predator that once patrolled ancient oceans.

Recovered from marine sedimentary deposits in North Africa, the bone has been carefully prepared and stabilised, preserving a rare physical trace of prehistoric marine life.

Base: Solid European Oak.
Mount: Stainless Steel
Base Dimensions: 100x70x15mm

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Plesiosaur (“Near to Lizard”)

Timeline: Late Triassic - Late Cretaceous (203 - 66 million years ago)

Size: 1.5 - 15 metres
Range: European seas and throughout Pacific Ocean
Habitat: Wide range of marine environments
Diet: Piscivorous

Plesiosaurs were not dinosaurs, although they coexisted throughout their long history. They are aquatic reptiles with long flexible necks, small heads and large, oval-shaped bodies with small tails. They had four fins and a short broad tail for mobility. They mostly fed on fish, cephalopods and mollusks, but new evidence may suggest they were also “bottom-feeders”, grazing the seabed for clams and snails.

It is believed that Plesiosaurs did not lay eggs like dinosaurs and modern reptiles, but instead gave birth to live young. New research on plesiosaur fossils provides evidence that plesiosaur babies were poor swimmers and likely required parental care.

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