Tanystropheus
Triassic Period Piscivore Creature Type
Tanystropheus
Scientific Name: "long spine"
Local Name: Tanystropheus
πTriassic Period
πPiscivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size6m
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Weight150kg
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Height0.5m
Discovery
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Discovery Year1852Year
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Discoverervon Meyer
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Discovery LocationGermany
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Tanistropheus is a bizarre marine reptile that lived in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Triassic Period (about 242 million years ago) and is not a dinosaur. Its most striking feature is its extremely long neck, which takes up half of its body length and consists of 12 elongated cervical vertebrae. It is believed to have caught fish by extending its long neck from the water's edge.