This gallery contains photographs of plesiosaur skeletons and bones, ordered alphabetically by genus name.
Photographs of a cast of Attenborosaurus in the Department of Earth Science, Oxford University. Photographs by Cait, used with kind permission.Photograph of a cast of Attenborosaurus in the Department of Earth Science, Oxford University. Photographs by Cait, used with kind permission.Photograph of a cast of Attenborosaurus in the Department of Earth Science, Oxford University. Photographs by Cait, used with kind permission.Photograph of the holotype of Attenborosaurus, before it was destroyed. The skeleton was mounted in a block together with a cast of the opposite side of the body and the opposite side of the head (from Swinton, 1949)Cast of the Skull of Attenborosaurus, in Trinity College, Dublin.Cast of referred specimen of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus (BGS GSM 118412) in the British Geological Survey.The holotype of Bobosaurus (From Dalla Vecchia, 2006)Specimen referred to Brachauchenius from the Barremian of ColombiaAdult individual of Cryptoclidus in the Natural History Museum, London.Cryptoclidus excavtionCryptoclidus excavtionCryptoclidus (the type specimen of ‘Apractocleidus’, V.1091, with the tail of V.1104 and a replica head) in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by Adam S. Smith. 2007.Young individual of Cryptoclidus in the Natural History Museum, London. Photo by Adam S. Smith 2005.Young individual of Cryptoclidus in the Natural History Museum, London.Young individual of Cryptoclidus in the Natural History Museum, London.Adult Cryptoclidus, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Photo by Adam S. SmithAdult Cryptoclidus, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Photo by Adam S. SmithAdult Cryptoclidus, American Museum of Natural History, New York.Cryptoclidus eurymerus. Postcard from the Paris Musee de PaleontologieReferred specimen of Cryptoclidus in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Referred specimen of Cryptoclidus in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Dolichorhynchops bonneriMounted skeleton of the holotype of Dolichorhynchops in the University of Kansans Museum of Natural History (from Williston, 1903).Dolichorhynchops in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D. C. Photo by Hector RiveraHauffiosaurus tomistomimus in the Manchester Museum (from Broadhurst and Duffy, 1970).Hauffiosaurus zanoni in the Hauff Museum, Germany. Photograph by Adam S. SmithSkeleton of Hydrorion in the Hauff Museum, Germany. Photograph by Adam S. Smith.Mounted skeleton of Hydrorion (from Hauff, 1953).Skeleton of Hydrorion (from Hauff, 1953).Articulated skeleton of HydrotherosaurusSkull of HydrotherosaurusInternal view of the ribcage of the Harvard Kronosaurus queenslandicus skeleton on display in the Museum of Comparitive Zoology (MCZ 1285).Kronosaurus queenslandicus skeleton in lateral view.The Harvard Kronosaurus queenslandicus skeleton on display in the Museum of Comparitive Zoology (MCZ 1285). Photo by Hector. E. Rivera.The cast of Attenborosaurus in the Natural History Musuem, London.Referred Leptocleidus material on display in the Dinosaur Isle Museum, Isle of Wight, UK.Associated skeleton referred to Liopleurodon ferox (from Tarlo, 1960).Holotype specimen of Liopleurodon pachydeirus (from Tarlo, 1960).Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany (from Martill and Naish, 2000).
Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, GermanyClose up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix BühlerClose up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix BühlerClose up of the skull of the mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany. Photo by Markus Felix BühlerMounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Mounted skeleton of Liopleurodon ferox in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Photograph of Macroplata tenuiceps in situ in Harbury, Warwickshire.Holotype specimen of Atychodracon megacephalus in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery (from Swinton, 1948). The specimen was destroyed during the Second World War.The holotype of Meyerasaurus currently on display in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart (Löwentor-Museum).The holotype of Meyerasaurus (from Fraas, 1910).Detail of the skull of the holotype of Meyerasaurus (from Fraas, 1910).Cast of Meyerasaurus in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.
Cast of Meyerasaurus in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.
Mounted skeleton of Morenosaurus in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, California, USAPart of the holotype specimen of Occitanosaurus (from Bardet et al. 1999)Part of the holotype specimen of Occitanosaurus (from Bardet et al. 1999)Part of the holotype specimen of Occitanosaurus (from Bardet et al. 1999)Part of the holotype specimen of Occitanosaurus (from Bardet et al. 1999)‘Ogmodirus’ flipper (from Williston & Moodeie, 1917)Pachycostasaurus skeleton being prepared (from Dawn, 1997)Referred specimen of Peloneustes in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.Holotype specimen of Peloneustes (from Tarlo, 1960).Referred specimen of Peloneustes.Referred specimen of Peloneustes in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Referred specimen of Peloneustes in the Tubingen Museum, Germany.Referred specimen of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the James Mitchell Geology Museum, Galway, Ireland. Photo by Adam S. Smith.Holotype specimen of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the Natural History Museum, London. Photo by Adam S. Smith.Holotype specimen of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the Natural History Museum, London. Photo by Tom Challands.Skull referred to Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus in the Natural History Museum, London.Cast of the holotype of ‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute. Photo by Adam S. Smith.Holotype specimen of ‘Plesiosaurus’ macrocephalus in the Natural History Museum, London. Photo by Tom Challands.Cast of the holotype skull of ‘Aningasaura (BMNH 49202) in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Adan. S. Smith.Cast of the holotype skull of ‘Aningasaura (BMNH 49202) in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Adan. S. Smith.Pliosaur teeth from the Oxford Clay Formation (from Tarlo, 1960).Holotype specimen of Pliosaurus andrewsi (from Tarlo, 1960).Holotype specimen of Pliosaurus brachydeirus (from Tarlo, 1960).Holotype specimen of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (from Tarlo, 1960).The ‘Westbury Pliosaur 1’ specimen of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus, skull on display in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Chris Crump.The ‘Westbury Pliosaur 1’ specimen of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus, skull on display in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Chris Crump.The ‘Westbury Pliosaur 1’ specimen of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus, skull on display in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Chris Crump.The ‘Westbury Pliosaur 1’ specimen of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus, vertebral material on display in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo by Chris Crump
Cast of the holotype of Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni. Taken in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute. Curator Matt Williams for scale.Cast of the holotype of Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni. Taken in the Natural History Museum, London (photograph by Hector E. Rivera).Skull of the holotype of Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History). Note the crates in the background – these contain the segments of body and limbs of the rest of the skeleton.A referred specimen of Atychodracon megacephalus (the Barrow Kipper) in the New Walk Museum, Leicester (the skull is a cast.) The specimen was designated as the neotype after destruction of the original type during the Second World War. (photographs by A. S. Smith). With a restoration.Skull of a referred specimen of Atychodracon megacephalus (the ‘Barrow Kipper’) in the New Walk Museum, Leicester.Front view of a referred specimen of Atychodracon megacephalus (the ‘Barrow Kipper’) in the New Walk Museum, Leicester.Referred specimen of R. zetlandicus (holotype of ‘Rhomaleosaurus propinquus’ (Blake, 1876) mounted on a wall of the Whitby Museum.Skull of holotype of Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus on display at the York Museum.SeeleyosaurusPlesiopterysPlesiopterysSkeleton of Seeleyosaurus (SMNS 12039). From Fraas (1910). N.B. This skeleton was almost completely destroyed in WWII.SimolestesSimolestesSimolestesSimolestes‘Stretosaurus’, the Cumnor mandible, Oxford‘Stretosaurus’, the Cumnor mandible, Oxford‘Stretosaurus’Cast of the Thalassiodracon lectotype specimen (NHMUK 2018*), on display in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Thalassiodracon lectotype specimen (NHMUK 2018*).Thalassiodracon lectotype specimen (NHMUK 2018*), on display in the Natural History Museum , London.Thalassiodracon paralectotype (NHMUK 2020* [14551]) on display in the Natural History Museum London.Thalassiodracon paralectotype (NHMUK 2020* [14551]) testThalassiodracon paralectotype (NHMUK 2020* [14551]) testThalassiodracon paralectotype (NHMUK 2022*[12549]).Thalassomedon (AMNH 29878), American Museum of Natural History, New YorkThalassomedon (AMNH 29878), American Museum of Natural History, New YorkThalassomedon, American Museum of Natural History, New YorkThalassomedon (AMNH 29878), American Museum of Natural History, New YorkThalassomedon (AMNH 29878), American Museum of Natural History, New YorkThalassomedon (AMNH 29878), American Museum of Natural History, New YorkMauriciosaurusTrinacromerum
