Plesiosaurus Skeleton Mounted Replica

Description

Plesiosaurus skeleton mounted replica measures 42.0 feet long. Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus skeleton is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

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This museum-quality replica is made to order. It requires additional time for casting. Please call our customer service team at 1-509-951-3557 to check current availability and turnaround times. Additional shipping charges may apply. Please contact our sales team for a personalized shipping quote to your location.

The Plesiosaurus are an order or clade of extinct Mesozoic marine reptiles (marine Sauropsida), belonging to the Sauropterygia.

Plesiosaurus first appeared in the latest Triassic Period, possibly in the Rhaetian stage, about 203 million years ago.

They became especially common during the Jurassic Period, thriving until their disappearance due to the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago.

Plesiosaurus had a worldwide oceanic distribution.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Superorder: †Sauropterygia
• Order: †Plesiosauria
• Superfamily: †Plesiosauroidea
• Family: †Plesiosauridae
• Genus: †Plesiosaurus De la Beche and Conybeare, 1821
• Species: †P. dolichodeirus
• Binomial name: †Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus Conybeare, 1824
• Conservation status: Extinct

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