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Published: 2018-03-12 22:50:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 5729; Favourites: 96; Downloads: 0
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Kimmeridgian Pliosaurs got big. here's possibly the largest: a pelvic girdle recently discovered by Andrew Cocks and Steve Etches. The find is currently housed at the etches collection in Dorset, however it is not on display as of now.Thanks to (AKA Pliosaur god) for emailing Andrew Cocks for the measurements and pictures of the specimens.
You can see how this specimen compares to other Pliosaurs in chart
Pliosaurus based on upcoming skeletal.
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Is it the same as this:
twitter.com/PauldelaSalle/stat…
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So is this the biggest pliosaur ever discovered?
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No. That title would belong to Kronosaurus. Also the Pliosaur here is too large, should be around 8.5 metres long as the measurements I was given follow the outline of the bones rather than straight line.
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Can I use this as a reference for drawing please?
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They aren't. The red lines point to the correct lateral view; it's just a view of the top
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oh i get it now
so it is just a birds eye view of the gray line, i thought it was a side view but weirdly placed
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