Elasmosaurus
Cretaceous Period Piscivore Creature Type
Elasmosaurus
Scientific Name: "Lamellar lizard"
Local Name: Elasmosaurus
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Discovery
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Discovery Year1868Year
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DiscovererCope
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Discovery LocationKansas, USA
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Elasmosaurus is the longest-necked plesiosaur (not a dinosaur), with 72 cervical vertebrae, more than half of its 14-meter length. When we first restored it, we made the mistake of attaching the head to the tail.