Tanystropheus longobardicus Escala:1:20 Its neck was very long

Its neck was very long

equipped with powerful jaws and an extremely strong bite

Recent studies have also suggested that Shastasaurus pacificus may have been a deep diver

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Tanystropheus longobardicus Escala:1:20 Its neck was very longDurante el Trisico Medio, los ecosistemas costeros del supercontinente Pangea albergaron una fauna reptiliana diversa y en muchos casos morfolgicamente inusual. Entre estas formas destaca Tanystropheus longobardicus, un arcosauromorfo basal cuya anatoma singular ha sido objeto de amplio debate paleobiolgico y funcional. Este reptil se caracteriza principalmente por un cuello extremadamente alargado compuesto por vrtebras cervicales