Gronausaurus was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it coexisted with many dinosaurs. Gronausaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in Europe. The first Gronausaurus fossil was discovered in 2013.

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

Gronausaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. Sachs. 1997. Erster Nachweis eines gepanzerten Dinosauriers (Reptilia, Ornithischia, Thyreophora) aus der Unterkreide (Berrias) von Gronau in Westfalen. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1997(1):56-64