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Prehistoric Reptiles - Non Dinosaur
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Deinosuchus |
Dimetrodon |
Deinosuchus
Deinosuchus (meaning "terrible crocodile") was the largest
crocodylian (a reptile, but not a dinosaur). Growing up to 30 feet (9
meters) long and weighing perhaps 5,500 - 11,000 pounds (2,500 - 5,000
kg). It lived during the late Cretaceous period (about 85 to 66 million
years ago). This carnivore (meat-eater) lived on the shores of the large
shallow sea (the Tethys Sea) that covered much of North America, eating
fish and perhaps some dinosaurs. Very few Deinosuchus fossils have been
found. Replica is 8.5"long
No. LRP18-DN. Only $8.95
Dimetrodon
Dimetrodon was a sail-backed, meat-eating animal that
lived during the
Permian Period, roughly 280 million year ago, long before the dinosaurs
evolved. It was not a dinosaur, but a Pelycosaur!
Believed to be an ancestor of the mammals. Had a spiny sail along
its back and walked on four, side-sprawling legs. It was a carnivore
and it lived during the
Permian period, 280-245 million years ago. Replica is 8" long.
No.
LRP18-DT. Only $6.95 |
Tanystropheus -
NEW FOR 2002
(pronounced TAN-ee-STRO-fee-us) Tanystropheus was a long-necked reptile
(not a dinosaur) that dates from the middle Triassic period. It looked
like a lizard with a ridiculously long neck. Its neck was 10 feet long,
longer than its body and tail put together. Some of the 10 neck vertebrae
(neck bones) were over 1 foot wide. It had 4 legs, a tail, and was about
20 feet (6 m) long. This fish-eater had peg-like teeth. Tanystropheus may
have spent a lot of time on the water, but it was neither well adapted for
swimming nor walking. It may have lived on the shore and fished with its
long neck and head! Fossils of Tanystropheus have been found in Europe and
the Middle East. It may have been related to the Nothosaurs.
Classification: Order Squamata (lizards and snakes).
Replilca is 11.75" long.
No.
LRP18-TA. Only $7.95 |
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