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Portrait of a plesiosaurus isolated on white background. Plesiosaurus was a swimmer dinosaur. Also known as Elasmosaurus.

Portrait of a plesiosaurus isolated on white background. Plesiosaurus was a swimmer dinosaur. Also known as Elasmosaurus.

Portrait of a plesiosaurus isolated on white background. Plesiosaurus was a swimmer dinosaur. Also known as Elasmosaurus.

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Elasmosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous period.

Elasmosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous period.

Elasmosaurus is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous period.

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The head of Elasmosaurus platyurus had a triangular shape, featuring a large jaw with fang-like teeth in the front and smaller teeth towards the back of their mouth.

The head of Elasmosaurus platyurus had a triangular shape, featuring a large jaw with fang-like teeth in the front and smaller teeth towards the back of their mouth.

The head of Elasmosaurus platyurus had a triangular shape, featuring a large jaw with fang-like teeth in the front and smaller teeth towards the back of their mouth.

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An Elasmosaurus, a long necked plesiosaur featuring a streamlined body with legs shaped like paddles to move their huge bodies around. Instead of legs, the Elasmosaurus seemed to have flippers, helping them to swim through the waters.

An Elasmosaurus, a long necked plesiosaur featuring a streamlined body with legs shaped like paddles to move their huge bodies around. Instead of legs, the Elasmosaurus seemed to have flippers, helping them to swim through the waters.

An Elasmosaurus, a long necked plesiosaur featuring a streamlined body with legs shaped like paddles to move their huge bodies around. Instead of legs, the Elasmosaurus seemed to have flippers, helping them to swim through the waters.

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Portrait of a plesiosaurus isolated on white background. Plesiosaurus was a swimmer dinosaur. Also known as Elasmosaurus.

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