plesiosaur
Ancient aquatic reptile
A plesiosaur is an extinct marine reptile that lived during the Mesozoic era, characterized by a broad flat body, flippers, and typically a long neck with a small head.
The Loch Ness Monster, if it existed, would resemble a plesiosaur.
The museum's plesiosaur skeleton stretched across the entire gallery.
Massive saltwater body
- marineRelating to the sea
- underwaterBelow the surface
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
sea · depths · saltwater · aquatic · diving · paddling · hydrodynamic · buoyancy
Having extended throat region
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
vertebrae · teeth · jaws · neck · tail · torso · pliosaur · short-necked
Study of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- remainsContinues in place
petrification · mineralization · sediment · discovery · museum · reconstruction · specimen · vertebrae
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
dinosaurs · pterosaur · ichthyosaur · mosasaur · ammonite · prehistoric · ancient · contemporaries
Scottish lake creature's nickname
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
mystery · folklore · survivor · living-fossil · unexplained · cryptid
ocean
Massive saltwater body
- marineRelating to the sea
- underwaterBelow the surface
- swimmingLocomotion through water
flippers · sea · depths · saltwater · aquatic · diving · paddling · hydrodynamic · buoyancy · submerged
long-necked
Having extended throat region
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
streamlined · vertebrae · teeth · jaws · neck · tail · torso · pliosaur · short-necked · carnivorous
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
remains · petrification · mineralization · sediment · discovery · museum · reconstruction · specimen · vertebrae · bones
Jurassic
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
extinction · dinosaurs · pterosaur · ichthyosaur · mosasaur · ammonite · prehistoric · ancient · contemporaries
Nessie
Scottish lake creature's nickname
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- legendUnverified traditional tale
hoax · mystery · folklore · survivor · living-fossil · unexplained · cryptid
- Extinct Animalsdinosaurs, tyrannosaurus, dodo, mammoth, triceratops
- fossilsammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils, fossil
- Prehistoric Animalsdinosaurs, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, mammoth
- prehistoric lifedinosaurs, triceratops, Velociraptor, velociraptor, stegosaurus
- Prehistoric ReptilesT-Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus, pterosaur
- long necksgiraffe, swan, flamingo, heron, crane
plesiosaurdinosaur
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
Tyrannosaurus rex · Velociraptor · Brachiosaurus · theropod · sauropod
plesiosaurpliosaur
Extinct short-necked marine reptile