Diapsida Gallery

Extinct marine reptiles

Sheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200 and 145 million years ago. Date: circa 1862

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Ornithosuchus

An illustration by Neave Parker of the Ornithosuchus, a thecodont, an extinct bipedal reptile closedly related to the dinosaur. It lived around 185 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Northern Scotland

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Parasaurolophus skeleton

This dinosaur which grew up to 10 metres in length had a large crest over the top of its head which extended over a metre. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76 to 74 mya. Illustration by Jo Konopelko

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