Fossil plesiosaur skeleton
Place Collected(Object)
: North America, Canada, Manitoba, Theherne Dimensions:length=380; width=170; height=76 cm
Taxonomy
- Attributes
- Objects
- Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
- Phylum:
Chordata
- Class:
Reptilia
- Order:
Plesiosauria
- Family:
Pliosauridae
- Genus:
Trinacromerum
- SpecificEpithet:
kirki
Object number: ROMVP07905
Gallery Location:James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs, Life in the Sea Cretaceous, Plesiosaurs, Dolichorhyncops
DescriptionPlesiosaurs were predatory marine reptiles that lived during the age of dinosaurs. Their skeletons include heavy hip and shoulder girdles, and a long necks. Their mouths were full of teeth for catching fish and squid.
