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The 14 pages that link to Plesiosaur, each with the reason it gives.

• Mary AnningBroader topic: Her 1823 discovery of a nearly complete skeleton brought this striking reptile to scientific attention.

• Early JurassicRelated: Their diversification is documented in Early Jurassic marine deposits.

• PachyostosisBroader topic: Pachyostosis in some plesiosaurs has been linked to buoyancy control.

• Plesiosaur locomotionBroader topic: Plesiosaur anatomy provided the four propulsive appendages whose motion defines this locomotion.

• GastrolithBroader topic: Stones found with plesiosaur remains have been interpreted as gastroliths.

• Jurassic CoastBroader topic: A nearly complete specimen found by Mary Anning near Lyme Regis helped establish the group’s anatomy.

• Loch Ness MonsterCompared with: The popular image resembles a plesiosaur, although the lake is far younger than these animals.

• MosasaurusCompared with: Plesiosaurs shared Cretaceous seas with Mosasaurus but belonged to a different reptile lineage.

• Sea serpentBroader topic: Its silhouette resembles some sea-serpent descriptions, though plesiosaurs disappeared millions of years ago.

• IchthyosaurusCompared with: Plesiosaurs occupied Jurassic seas but had a different body plan from Ichthyosaurus.

• PliosauroideaRelated: Pliosauroids share the characteristic plesiosaur body plan despite their distinctive head and neck proportions.

• CretoxyrhinaRelated: Some Cretaceous plesiosaur remains bear damage attributed to large sharks such as Cretoxyrhina.

• TemnodontosaurusCompared with: Both occupied marine ecosystems, but plesiosaurs were not ichthyosaurs.

• PlatypterygiusCompared with: Plesiosaurs shared Cretaceous seas with Platypterygius but belonged to a different reptile lineage.