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Nothosaurus giganteus is a species of large nothosaur, a group of semi-aquatic marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic Period, approximately 240 million years ago. Nothosaurs were sauropterygians, belonging to the same broader lineage that later produced the fully aquatic plesiosaurs. Nothosa...
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Large nothosaur with sauropterygian relevance; moderate fossil and public profile.
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Placodus gigas was a marine reptile belonging to the placodont order, living in the shallow coastal waters of Europe during the Middle Triassic period. It is distinguished by its flat, broad teeth and protruding chisel-like front teeth, which were specialized for crushing hard-shelled marine organis...
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Classic shell-crushing placodont; clear ecological specialization, moderate prominence.
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