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Then we have the marine animals
#Basilosaurus Built to move its tail properly
#Mosasaurus #Tylosaurus with their feet alongside their bodies to allow them to swim
#Plesiosaurus #Elasmosaurus with their long necks and flippers out to the side
#Cryptoclidus #Kronosaurus
#Itchyosaurus #Shonisaurus
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Happy #fossilfriday!
This is a cast of Cryptoclidus at the palaeontological collection of the University of Tübingen.
These Jurassic marine reptiles were perfectly adapted to their environment, possessing four hydrofoil-like flippers that allowed them to efficiently ‘fly’ through the water.
Life reconstruction based on the mounted skeleton (IGPB R 324) on display at the Goldfuß-Museum in Bonn. ⚒️
#science #paleontology #fossils #jurassic #plesiosaur #cryptoclidus #wwd #tübingen #germany