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Shown is a drawing from Williston (1898) that shows the skeletons of three common species of mosasaurs from Kansas; Clidastes propython, Platecarpus tympaniticus and Tylosaurus proriger. Although these three species are shown about the same size in the drawing, in life, Clidastes was the smallest (about 12-15 feet); Platecarpus was the next largest (about 24 feet) and Tylosaurus was the largest (30 plus feet):

Drawing of the skull of MCZ 4374, the holotype of Macrosaurus proriger (Tylosaurus proriger) from Cope (1870)

Attenborosaurus conybeari, a plesiosaur from the Early Jurassic of England, pencil drawing

Attenborosaurus conybeari, a plesiosaur from the Early Jurassic of England, pencil drawing

Attenborosaurus conybeari, a plesiosaur from the Early Jurassic of England, pencil drawing

Simple drawing of Ankylosaurus magniventris, a North American Cretaceous ankylosaurid. Based on skeletal reconstruction in Paul 2010.

Californosaurus perrini, an ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic of North America, pencil drawing

Californosaurus perrini, an ichthyosaur from the Late Triassic of North America, pencil drawing

a Skeletal reconstruction of A. greppini. Elements preserved in the material and therefore providing information for the skeletal reconstruction are marked in blue. Because much information is missing from the incomplete skeletal material, the dorsal vertebrae, the proportions and morphology of the cervical vertebrae and the skull were modified from Camarasaurus. b Scaled silhouette drawings of Cetiosauriscus stewarti (in black) and A. greppini (in grey) demonstrating the significant size difference between the two taxa. Scale bar is 1 m

Reconstruction of Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum gen. et sp. nov. as a quadruped dinosaur, using the outline of Riojasaurus as a base ‒ next to the silhouette of Friedrich von Huene. The drawing of the bones is based on and modified from the original illustrations of specimen “GPIT IV” in von Huene (1932, pl. 38) that have been replicated in the literature. The right fibula is marked in grey as it was found nearby with similar measurements to the left fibula and has been assumed to be part of the same individual.

Skull of the new basal sauropodomorph Leyesaurus marayensis (PVSJ 706). Photograph of the skull (A) and interpretative drawing (B) in lateral view. Dark grey color represents matrix and light grey color represents foraminae. Abbreviations: a, angular; aoF, antorbital fenestra; aoFo; antorbital fossa; Apmx, ascending process of the maxilla; d, dentary; f, frontal; itF, infratemporal fenestra; j, jugal; l, lacrimal; laoFo; lacrimal antorbital fossa; mF, mandibular fenestra; mx, maxilla; n, nasal; O, orbit; p, parietal; pf, prefrontal; pm, premaxilla; po, postorbital; rug, platform-like rugosities; q, quadrate; qj, quadratejugal; Rmx, ridge of the ascending process of the maxilla; sa, surangular; snf, subnarial foramen. Scale bar equals 1cm.

Pantydraco caducus, a sauropodomorph from the Late Triassic or Early Jurassic of England, after Yates, 2003, pencil drawing, digital coloring

Digital drawing of the known skeletal remains of Nhandumirim waldsangae. Known elements represented in white and unknown in gray. This is an alternative version, reconstructing the elements based on early sauropodomorphs.

Figure description from paper: "A Cast of BES SC 999, the holotype of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus and (B) interpretative drawing (modified from Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996). Foetal remains are highlighted with green lines. a astragalus, c calcaneum, Cl clavicle, Co coracoid, Fe femur, Fi Fibula, H humerus, i intermedium, Il Ilium, Is Ischium, P pubis, p pisiform, R radius, r radiale, S scapula, T Tibia, U Ulna, u ulnare; 2, 3, and 4, distal carpals and tarsals; II, III, IV, and V, metacarpals and metatarsals. The apostrophe (‘) indicates left elements. Scale bar represents 50 cm"

Figure description from paper: "A Cast of BES SC 999, the holotype of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus and (B) interpretative drawing (modified from Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996). Foetal remains are highlighted with green lines. a astragalus, c calcaneum, Cl clavicle, Co coracoid, Fe femur, Fi Fibula, H humerus, i intermedium, Il Ilium, Is Ischium, P pubis, p pisiform, R radius, r radiale, S scapula, T Tibia, U Ulna, u ulnare; 2, 3, and 4, distal carpals and tarsals; II, III, IV, and V, metacarpals and metatarsals. The apostrophe (‘) indicates left elements. Scale bar represents 50 cm"

Figure description from paper: "A Cast of BES SC 999, the holotype of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus and (B) interpretative drawing (modified from Dal Sasso & Pinna, 1996). Foetal remains are highlighted with green lines. a astragalus, c calcaneum, Cl clavicle, Co coracoid, Fe femur, Fi Fibula, H humerus, i intermedium, Il Ilium, Is Ischium, P pubis, p pisiform, R radius, r radiale, S scapula, T Tibia, U Ulna, u ulnare; 2, 3, and 4, distal carpals and tarsals; II, III, IV, and V, metacarpals and metatarsals. The apostrophe (‘) indicates left elements. Scale bar represents 50 cm"