This plesiosaur, from the Trias of Germany, is the oldest known. Plesiosaurs were previsously only known in the Jurassic. It shows that their diversification was a Triassic event. Moreover, histology reveals that plesiosaurs had a high metabolism and that growth was fast, with a quick reach of adult body size.
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