{"title":"Plesiosaur Skeletons","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"height:55px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 40. Plesiosaur Skeletons — COPY FROM START TO END ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:920px;margin:0 auto;color:#292621;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:26px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#9a6b32;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003ePaleoDeserts Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;color:#211e1a;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.25;\"\u003e🏛️ Plesiosaur Skeletons\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:64px;height:2px;margin:0 auto;background-color:#b48348;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 24px;text-align:center;color:#514c45;font-size:17px;\"\u003eDiscover Moroccan plesiosaur skeletal displays, including mounted and matrix-presented specimens when available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:26px 0;padding:22px;border:1px solid #ded6ca;border-radius:8px;background-color:#f8f6f2;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#292621;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:22px;text-align:center;\"\u003e🔎 Collection Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;color:#625c54;\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;margin:5px;padding:8px 12px;background:#fff;border-radius:5px;\"\u003e✓ Skeletal specimens\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;margin:5px;padding:8px 12px;background:#fff;border-radius:5px;\"\u003e✓ Display preparation\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;margin:5px;padding:8px 12px;background:#fff;border-radius:5px;\"\u003e✓ Detailed dimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:26px 0;padding:18px 20px;border-left:4px solid #a9783f;background-color:#f5f1ea;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px;color:#292621;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:20px;\"\u003e📸 Clear Specimen Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#514c45;\"\u003eEach product page presents the available photographs, dimensions, identification and preparation information for its particular specimen or fossil lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:28px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #ded6ca;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#8a6031;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eExplore Plesiosaur Skeletons below\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== END Plesiosaur Skeletons ===== --\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"original-plesiosaur-skeleton-zarafasaura-oceanis-fossils-21-feet-pd-pss-0640","title":"Zarafasaura oceanis Plesiosaur Skeleton, Mounted – 21 ft (6.4 m), Morocco","description":"\u003ch2\u003e🌊 6.4 M ZARAFASAURA OCEANIS PLESIOSAUR SKELETON\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtending 6.4 metres, or approximately 21 feet, this monumental original plesiosaur skeleton is identified as \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e was an elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous seas of Morocco. Plesiosaurs were prehistoric marine reptiles distinguished by paddle-like limbs and, among elasmosaurids, an exceptionally elongated neck. They were neither dinosaurs nor mosasaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 Specimen Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFossil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mounted plesiosaur skeleton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Identified as \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.4 m \/ approximately 21 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Cretaceous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated age:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 66 million years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReported locality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benguerir Basin, Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepairs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay structure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e PD-PSS-0640\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🛠️ Condition and Preparation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fossil elements were extracted from their geological matrix and assembled as a three-dimensional anatomical display. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🏛️ Display and Collecting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exceptional 6.4 m length makes this skeleton suited to a spacious gallery, museum-style installation, hotel, educational institution or major private collection. 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