Nothosaurus
No-foe-sore-usName meaning: False Lizard
Time Period: Anisian through to Norian (Middle to Late Triassic) 240-210 Mya
Locations: Europe/North Africa/China
Taxonomy: Sauropterygia-Nothosauroidea-Nothosauridae-Nothosaurinae
Subspecies: N. mirabilis N. zhangi N. giganteus N. juvenilis N. edingerae N. haasi N. tchernovi N. cymatosauroides N. youngi N. yangjuanensis N. marchicus N. winkelhorsti N. schimperi N. tchernovi
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Nothosaurus was found to be Viviparous, meaning that it gave live birth unlike other reptiles who are oviparous and need to lay eggs. Nothosaurus was around 13ft long. It had long arms and legs that were webbed. A Nothosaurus diet consisted almost entirely of fish, with maybe some invertebrates. Its long neck and skull with long thin teeth was perfectly adapted for catching them. Since they were reptiles and had lungs and limbs so they likely took advantage of that fact and likely rested on shores.
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Camp Cretaceous Typical antagonist, “dinosaur” that does nothing but try to attack and initiate chase scenes. It’s better in the spin-off games as another official Lagoon species. Jwe2’s Nothosaurus has some pretty alright skins with a bioluminescent pattern for some reason. It is one of two species that use the lagoon rock platform. Although it always feels out of place to me whenever I use it, im not sure.
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