A Small Plesiosaur Lived in Spain 125 Million Years Ago (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

A Small Plesiosaur Lived in Spain 125 Million Years Ago

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The leptocleididae, whose remains have been found for the first time on the Iberian Peninsula, were smaller plesiosaurs with shorter necks living in shallow waters.

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José Antonio Peñas / SINC

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