Nothosaurus, skeleton Dimetrodon

Nothosaurus, skeleton DimetrodonThis is a wonderfully detailed hand painted, skeletal replica of a primitive Triassic nothosaur, a synaptosaurian aquatic reptile of uncertain ancestry. The white lines are representative of fractures healed with calcite in the original specimen. Shipping Included

forcing water through the gills and aiding in locomotion

the Bavarian region of Germany was a series of islands and coastal lagoons

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elasmosaur skull---cretaceous

or onto their own bodies

but not other apes

as the first modern amphibians (members of the group Lissamphibia) appeared in the Triassic Period

a braincase

Lower Green River Formation

Many fossils of this species

like the Gulf Coast of the United States

They can be found in the fine grained limestone layers of the world famous Green River Formation