Nothosaurus mirabilis, extinct sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg. From a series of prehistoric creature cards published by the Reichardt Cocoa company.

Nothosaurus mirabilis, extinct sauropterygian reptile from the Triassic. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg. From a series of prehistoric creature cards published by the Reichardt Cocoa company.
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