MOST AMAZING DINOSAURS
Plesiosaurus
(‘Close to lizard’)
Carnivore
Early Jurassic, 195 MYA
Found in: England
Lived in: Forests
Dino skill
The long neck of the Plesiosaurus has
40 bones compared to human necks
that only have seven. This long neck
allowed the Plesiosaurus to reach food
in tight spaces.
Killer rating: 3/
Speed: 2/
Defence: 2/
Plesiosaurus
As well as eating fi
sh,
Plesiosaurs also ate
stones, which helped
digest the fi
grinding them sh by
down inside their
stomachs
Fact
Streamlined
Smooth skin helped the
Plesiosaurus swim
Sneak attack
Plesiosaurus’s eyes were on
the side of its head, so that
it could look up at its prey,
and attack from below
Flippers
Plesiosaurus had fl ippers to
push itself through the
water at about 16km/h,
which is slower than
today’s dolphins or whales
Breathing out
When breathing out it would push
the air out through its nostrils
Fishy feast
Needle-like teeth were
able to trap fi sh
Breathing in
The Plesiosaurus
would breathe in
through its mouth