Rhomaleosaurus thorntoni
R. thorntoni was first described briefly by Andrews (1922a). Smith and Benson (2014) described and figured R. thorntoni in detail in a monograph on the holotype specimen.
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Monograph on Rhomaleosaurus thorntoni
Many readers will be familiar with the giant plesiosaur on display in the marine reptiles gallery of the Natural History Museum, London. This is a cast of the 7 metre long holotype of Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni, the original of which is housed in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History) and formed the basis for my …