DINO-A-DAY #89: Macroplata

Welcome to Dino-a-Day, where we'll be highlighting one prehistoric beast per day until the release of our graphic novel Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth on January 4, 2011.

Each of the ninety-six creatures we'll be featuring on this blog are taken from a huge 2-page spread in the middle of Evolution. So while you can see each individual creature here, you'll need to grab the book to see them all together!

NAME: Macroplata
PRONUNCIATION: ma-KROP-la-tuh
ORDER: Plesiosauria
EXISTED DURING: Early Jurassic
DISCOVERED: UK, 1930
FUN FACT: Macroplata had huge shoulder bones, suggesting it was a speedy swimmer.

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Source: Wikipedia
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