Tanystropheus - Wikipedia
Tanystropheus (Ancient Greek: τανυ ~ 'long' + στροφευς 'hinged') is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Triassic Period in Europe, Asia, and North …
BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Monsters - Fact File: Tanystropheus
Three quarters of Tanystropheus' body length was its neck and tail. If its neck had been any longer its head might have snapped off. Tanystropheus lived in shallow waters but came …
Tanystropheus: The Weirdest Long-Necked Reptile You’ve Never …
Oct 27, 2025 · Living approximately 242-232 million years ago during the Middle Triassic period, this extraordinary reptile boasted one of the most extreme body proportions ever evolved: a …
Tanystropheus - Wikiwand
Tanystropheus (Ancient Greek: τανυ ~ 'long' + στροφευς 'hinged') is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Triassic Period in Europe, Asia, and North …
Tanystropheus - Reptile Evolution
Derived from a sister to the the T4822 specimen of Macrocnemus, Tanystropheus was a sister to the much smaller Tanytrachelos and Langobardisaurus, rather than the convergent …
Profile of Tanystropheus - ThoughtCo
May 30, 2019 · Tanystropheus was a marine dinosaur. Explore its characteristics, behavior, and habitat.
Tanystropheus, the long-necked Triassic weirdo | Earth Archives
Found in deposits in Europe, the Middle East and China, this semi-aquatic reptile had a neck twice as long as the rest of its body. It measured 20 feet from head to tail and lived during the …
Tanystropheus Explained
What is Tanystropheus? Tanystropheus is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Triassic Period in Europe, Asia, and ...
Fossil mystery solved: super-long-necked reptiles lived in the …
Aug 6, 2020 · Tanystropheus lived 242 million years ago, during the middle Triassic. On land, dinosaurs were just starting to emerge, and the sea was ruled by giant reptiles.
New evidence of decapitations points to this Triassic predator’s …
Fossil vertebrate of the marine reptile Tanystropheus reveal the animal had its head bitten off by a large predator. The prehistoric reptile Tanystropheus had a neck that stretched longer than...