Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social

I was vacationing on the shores of Loch Ness last week. Just for fun, here's the elasmosaur Thalassomedon showing what a surfacing plesiosaur would actually look like. Nessie-like elevated necks are physically impossible without a bird-like body plan (i.e. a very lightweight neck on a heavier body).

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