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|name = [[File:Tanystropname.png]]
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|image = Tanystropheus2.jpg
 
|meaning = long vertebra
 
|meaning = long vertebra
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|diet = Piscivorous
 
|diet = Piscivorous
 
|length = 6 meters (20 feet)
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|weight = 300 lbs
|length = 6 metre (20 ft)
 
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|location = Europe
 
|toy = [[Jurassic Park Series 2]]<br>[[Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs]]
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}}'''''Tanystropheus''''' was a {{w|genus}} of the {{w|Prolacertiformes}} order, not the [[Dinosaur]] order. ''Tanystropheus'' was a piscivorous (or 'fish-eating'). It lived during the [[Triassic]] period in Europe and the Middle East. It had an extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 meters (10 feet) long - longer than its body and tail combined. Its skull had a long, narrow snout sporting sharp interlocking teeth. Skin impressions of ''Tanystropheus'', showing that it was covered in semi-rectangular, non-overlapping pattern of scales. ''Tanystropheus'' is typically depicted as a primarily aquatic animal, while most paleontologists now believe that it was mostly terrestrial, sitting on the coast and using its long neck to catch fish from afar, but it doesn't rule out it can swim since it did live near the coast.
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'''Tanystropheus''' was a {{w|genus}} of the {{w|Prolacertiformes}} order, not the [[Dinosaur]] order. Tanystropheus was an aquatic or semi-aquatic reptile which was most likely piscivorous (or 'fish-eating'). It lived during the [[Triassic]] period in Europe and the Middle East. It had an extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 meters (10 ft) long - longer than its body and tail combined. Its skull had a long, narrow snout sporting sharp interlocking teeth. Skin impressions of Tanystropheus, showing that it was covered in semi-rectangular, non-overlapping pattern of scales.
 
   
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''More real-life information: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanystropheus Tanystropheus at Wikipedia].''
 
   
==[[Jurassic Park Franchise]] ==
 
[[File:Jurassic_Park_Tanystropheus_by_hellraptor.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
Tanystropheus never appears in the novels or movies.
 
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==[[Jurassic Park Toys]]==
 
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==Toys==
[[File:Tanystropheus2.jpg|thumb|left|224px|Toy from [[Jurassic Park Series 2]]]]
 
 
===[[Jurassic Park Series 2]]===
*A Tanystropheus toy first appeared in [[Kenner]]'s toyline [[Jurassic Park Series 2]]. It had a flexible neck to grab a human action figure ("constrictor neck attack"), which is inaccurate information.
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''Tanystropheus'' appeared in the franchise in [[Kenner]]'s toyline [[Jurassic Park Series 2]]. It had a flexible neck to grab a human action figure ("constrictor neck attack"), which is something it cannot do in real life.
*In [[Kenner]]'s [[Chaos Effect]] toyline, a mammal-like reptile appeared that was a mix of Tanystropheus and an anaconda. This toy was called [[Tanaconda]] and is a repaint of the Tanystropheus from the Jurassic Park Series 2 Tanystropheus.
 
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[[File:TanystropheusToyJP.jpg|thumb|left|Tanystropheus toy.]]
 
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*The Jurassic Park Series 2 Tanystropheus was also repainted for the first Jurassic Par: Dinosaurs line.
 
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[[Category:Reptiles]]
 
 
===[[Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs]]===
 
The Jurassic Park Series 2 ''Tanystropheus'' was also repainted for the first Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs line.
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TanystropheusHybridsToy.jpg|(Image courtesy of JPToys.com)
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Revision as of 03:59, 25 April 2020

Tanystropheus was a genus of the Prolacertiformes order, not the Dinosaur order. Tanystropheus was a piscivorous (or 'fish-eating'). It lived during the Triassic period in Europe and the Middle East. It had an extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 meters (10 feet) long - longer than its body and tail combined. Its skull had a long, narrow snout sporting sharp interlocking teeth. Skin impressions of Tanystropheus, showing that it was covered in semi-rectangular, non-overlapping pattern of scales. Tanystropheus is typically depicted as a primarily aquatic animal, while most paleontologists now believe that it was mostly terrestrial, sitting on the coast and using its long neck to catch fish from afar, but it doesn't rule out it can swim since it did live near the coast.

Wikipedia
Wikipedia has a more detailed and comprehensive article on Tanystropheus



Toys

Jurassic Park Series 2

Tanystropheus appeared in the franchise in Kenner's toyline Jurassic Park Series 2. It had a flexible neck to grab a human action figure ("constrictor neck attack"), which is something it cannot do in real life.

Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs

The Jurassic Park Series 2 Tanystropheus was also repainted for the first Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs line.

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