Elasmosaurus platyurus
Pronunciation: ee-LAZ-mow-SORE-us PLAT-ee-YOUR-us
Length: 42 feet (13 meters)
Weight: Estimated at 2.3 tons (2,100 kg)
Diet: Meat
Range: North America (Kansas)
Age: Late Cretaceous, 82 million years ago
What's Real?: This mount is a cast. The original fossils are in the Academy's research collection for study.
What is it? Elasmosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile
I saw it in a book when I was little. That scared crap out of me...I would be very happy to find that picture, but I can't type on Google to find me "Picture of elasmosaurus platyurus with his open mouth full of sharp theets and those evil eyes looking at me from somewhere down there in the sea, with long snake-like neck and that awful green color scientist painted it."
So, it seems like I will not find that picture.
Creepy.
I'm not in love with this one eighter.
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