Nothosaurus
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Nothosaurus is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic period, approximately 240–210 million years ago, with fossils being distributed from North Africa and Europe to China. It is the best known member of the nothosaur order. Wikipedia
Mass: 180 – 330 lbs
Lived: 247.2 million years ago - 201.3 million years ago (Anisian - Late Triassic)
Family: †Nothosauridae
Length: 16 – 23 ft.
Scientific name: Nothosaurus (False lizard)
Genus: †Nothosaurus; Münster, 1834
Order: †Nothosauroidea
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