The Plesiosaur is the 7th Dinosaur obtained in the Mesozoic Valley Bubble Universe, which can generate Fossil. (Unlocked at Rank 6, branching off of Archosaur)
Description[]
"Plesiosaurs were large aquatic animals with a broad, flat body, a long neck and tail, and four strong flippers. They were one of the first fossilized reptiles identified by humans, and were discovered in the early 1800s."
Traits[]
The rare traits matching this generators type are: Carnivore , Aquatic , Triassic Age . Plesiosaur is also affected by the epic traits: Herd Behavior , Hollow Bones , Feathers , Warm Climate .
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Aquatic Diapsid | The aquatic diapsids are the starting point for an extremely diverse group of animals including crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles. They have two openings in the skull above and below the eye that enable the jaw to open more widely. | Rank 7 |
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Flippers | Like their archosaur ancestors, Plesiosaurs retained their four-limbed structure. However, these legs evolved into broad, flat flippers that were used to propel their bodies through the water. | Rank 12 |
Achievements[]
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King of the Sea | Plesiosaurs may have been warm-blooded. There is evidence that they breathed air and bore live young, similar to modern dolphins and whales. | 75 Plesiosaur |
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Fishy Business | Plesiosaurs were some of the first prehistoric reptile remains to be discovered and identified. Their vertebrae were described as early as 1605, with the first partial skeleton being discovered in England in 1719. | 200 Plesiosaur |
Trivia[]
Plesiosaurus (Greek: πλησίος ('plesios'), near to + σαῦρος (sauros), lizard) is a genus of extinct, large marine sauropterygian reptile that lived during the early part of the Jurassic Period, and is known by nearly complete skeletons from the Lias of England. It is distinguishable by its small head, long and slender neck, broad turtle-like body, a short tail, and two pairs of large, elongated paddles. It lends its name to the order Plesiosauria, of which it is an early, but fairly typical member. It contains only one species, the type, Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus. Other species once assigned to this genus, including P. brachypterygius, P. guilielmiiperatoris, and P. tournemirensis have been reassigned to new genera, such as Hydrorion, Seeleyosaurus and Occitanosaurus.
