Plesiosaurus
Pronunciation: PLEE-zee-oh-SAW-rus
Meaning: Near Lizard
📅
Jurassic
Period
🍖
Carnivore
Diet
🏷️
Sea Reptile
Category
📏 Size
5m
Length
1.5m
Height
450kg
Weight
📖 About this dinosaur
Plesiosaurus was a marine reptile with a very long neck and flippers for swimming.
⭐ Did you know?
- 💡It had a neck as long as its body!
- 💡It inspired the legend of the Loch Ness Monster.
- 💡It swam like a sea turtle.