This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Liopleurodon.

In 1841 a fragmentary specimen was found and named Thaumatosaurus. But due to the lack of diagnostic features its unclear if this is a Liopleurodon.

In 1852, Johann Andreas Wagner published a description of a large plesiosaur tooth from Bavaria and assigned it to Pliosaurus giganteus. But due to this name being used already, it was deemed invalid

In 1873, Henri Emile Sauvage coined the name Leopleurodon, reassigning the fossil to that name.

I've despised Jurassic World and everything it stands for since seeing the first film in the cinema in 2015. I haven't given the franchise a penny of my money since... until now. 😩

The bastards have only gone and found my Achilles' heel – plesiosaur toys. Grrr.

#plesiosaurs #plesiosaur #jurassicworld #kronosaurus #liopleurodon #plesiosaurus #nothosaurus #tanystropheus #actionfigures #toys

Liopleurodon!
#pliosaur #liopleurodon #MarineReptiles #paleoart #paleontology

It's a magical #liopleurodon #charlietheunicorn #magic