This gallery contains recent and historical restorations of plesiosaurs, or palaeoart (=paleoart & paleo-art) – portrayals of their possible appearance in life. This includes illustrations, paintings, and museum models; but not toys, which have a separate page dedicated to them. Note that because some of these restorations are old, they might be outdated and contain anatomical inaccuracies.
Cryptoclidus model in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.3D ‘bust’ of a Cryptoclidus head in the York Museum, UK. 3D ‘bust’ of a Cryptoclidus head in the York Museum, UK.Cryptoclidus on land, as depicted in ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’. From Martill and Naish, 2000.Cryptoclidus painting by Zdenek Burian.Cryptoclidus illustration by Zdenek Burian.Edgarosaurus head illustration by me (Adam S. Smith)Elasmosaurus illustration by me (Adam S. Smith)Elasmosaurus painting by Zdenek Burian.Elasmosaurus and mosasaur painting by Zdenek Burian.Elasmosaurus painting by Debby Cotter Kaspari.Elasmosaurus painting by Debby Cotter Kaspari, showing detail of the head.Elasmosaurus illustration by SmitElasmosaurus painting by Rudolf Zallinger.Eurycleidus illustration by me (Adam S. Smith)Hydrorion painting by Zdenek Burian.Hydrorion model by Adam Proch�zka, in the Hauff Museum.Hydrorion model by Adam Proch�zka, in the Hauff Museum.Hydrorion model by Adam Proch�zka, in the Hauff Museum.Hydrotherosaurus head painting by Zdenek Burian.Keichousaurus painting by Gareth Monger.Liopleurodon illustration by Adam S. Smith.Macroplata model.Macroplata illustration by WilsonMarine reptiles diorama by ?Head of a Meyerasaurus model in the SMNS.Meyerasaurus model in the SMNS.Muraenosaurus by me (Adam S. Smith)Muraenosaurus head painting by Zdenek Burian.Nothosaurus model by Adam Proch�zka, in the Staaliches Museum für Naturkunde, Karlsruhe.Nothosaurus model in the SMNS (Löwentor-Museum) in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler.Nothosaurus model in the SMNS (Löwentor-Museum) in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler.Nothosaurus model in the SMNS (Löwentor-Museum) in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler.Nothosaurus model in the SMNS (Löwentor-Museum) in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix Bühler.Peloneustes model – plaster cast produced by the Rev. H. Neville Hutchinson (1922).Peloneustes model – plaster cast produced by the Rev. H. Neville Hutchinson (1922).Peloneustes painting by Dzenek Burian.Plesiosaurus illustration by me (Adam S. Smith)Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus model at Crystal Palace Park, by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.Thalassiodracon hawkinsi model at Crystal Palace Park, by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus model at Crystal Palace Park, by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus model at Crystal Palace Park, by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.Pliosaurus westburyensis model by Arril Johnson.Pliosaurus westburyensis model by Arril Johnson, in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Pliosaurus westburyensis model by Arril Johnson, in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Pliosaurus westburyensis model by Arril Johnson, in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Pliosaurus kevani head digital painting by me (Adam S. Smith(Victorian model of Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History).Styxosaurus head painting by Zdenek Burian.
