Franconiasaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Franconiasaurus lived during the Early Jurassic and resided in Europe.

All the Franconiasaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Franconiasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. Sachs, S. Eggmaier, and D. Madzia. 2024. Exquisite skeletons of a new transitional plesiosaur fill gap in the evolutionary history of plesiosauroids. Frontiers in Earth Science 12(1341470):1-10