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Elasmosaurus
fossil marine reptile
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classification and characteristics
- In plesiosaur
For example, Elasmosaurus, a plesiosaurid, had as many as 76 vertebrae in its neck alone and reached a length of about 13 metres (43 feet), fully half of which consisted of the head and neck. In contrast, Kronosaurus, an early Cretaceous pliosaur whose fossils have been unearthed…
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