Six more years of new plesiosaur toys (2018–2023)

Post author:Adam S. Smith
Post published:26/03/2024
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Post category:Announcement Commentary Education & outreach Elasmosaurus Kronosaurus Palaeoart Plesiosaurus Popular culture Toys and models

I need to catch up on several more years of new plesiosaur models. The notable new company on the block is PNSO, the Peking Nature-Science Organisation, although having pushed out an impressively prolific catalogue of prehistoric animal models, to date they have produced only one commercially available plesiosaur figure, a Kronosaurus in 2021. That figure was reviewed by Bokisaurus on...

Elasmosaurus

Post author:Adam S. Smith
Post published:22/07/2018
Post category:Elasmosauridae Elasmosaurus Genus page Plesiosauria Plesiosauroidea

Skeleton of Elasmosaurus from Cope (1869, revised version)

Elasmosaurus is one of the most widely recognised plesiosaur names and has become a stereotype for all elasmosaurids. However, it is relatively poorly known. The type and only known specimen of Elasmosaurus platyurus (ANSP 10081) includes the tip of the snout, occipital condyle, and the majority of the vertebral column. It is from the Sharon Springs Member (Lower Campanian) of...