#elasmosaurs

[fishsfailureson]

Day 26- Woolungasaurus

Prompts

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Can you tell me why they say elasmosaurids ate rocks?

First record of gastroliths associated with elasmosaur remains from La Colonia Formation (Campanian–Maastrichtian), Chubut, Patagonia Argent

A gastrolith set, comprising 197 elements, associated with an indeterminate elasmosaurid plesiosaur collected from the Campanian–Maastrichti

Gastroliths associated with a juvenile elasmosaur (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae) from the Snow Hill Island Formation (upper Campanian–lower

José P. O'Gorman, Eduardo Olivero & Daniel A. Cabrera. December 2012. Gastroliths associated with a juvenile elasmosaur (Plesiosauria, Elasm

Gastroliths associated with an Aristonectes specimen (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), López de Bertodano Formation (upper Maastrichtian) Seym

The occurrence of a large gastrolith set associated with a specimen referred to Aristonectes sp. is reported here for the first time. The sp

[252mya]

Lagenanectes richterae

Artwork by Joschua Knüppe

Living in the shallow seas of what is now Germany 130 million years ago, Lagenanectes is among the earliest members of the long-necked aquatic reptile elasmosaurs. This 8 meters (26 ft) long animal’s neck may contain up to 75 vertebrae.

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[dryptosaurus]

Elasmosaurs by Daniel Eskridge

[dryptosaurus]

Elasmosaurs and Pteranodons by Doug Henderson

[macronarian]

Photographs from my trip of North-Western Museums.

Photographs from the Denver Museum of Natural History.

[dryptosaurus]

Xiphactinus, Protosphyraena, Elasmosaurs, and Hesperornis by Steve White

[dinosaurstickerart]

"BATTLE BETWEEN ICHTHYOSAURS AND ELASMOSAURS.The icthyosaurus which was similar to a dolphin in appearance, was one of the most feared marine reptiles; it had undoubtedly adopted the most favourable shape for moving in the water. The icthyosaurs, which were about 8 meters long and the owners of 200 very sharp teeth, could attack even the elasmosaurs successfully."