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Tanystropheus

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Tanystropheus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Tanystropheus

Meyer, 1855
Species
  • T. meridensis
  • T. longobardicus
  • T. conspicuus

Tanystropheus is a long necked reptillian animal that lived in the Middle Triassic period. The main feature that stands out about it is its very long neck. Fossils of it have been found in Europe, Arizona and Asia. Its habitat was probably both on land and sea.