Its body was covered in bony plates that provided protection against predators

Sinomegaceros pachyosteus is an extinct species of giant deer in the genus Sinomegaceros

modeled in detail and carried out through an exhaustive paleontological study to create this magnificent faithful reproduction

These parallels suggest that similar structures may have responded to common environmental or social pressures

curved claws clash against fallen leaves as it creeps forward

Pliosaurus brachydeirus Bajadasaurus Its body was covered inPliosaurus brachydeirus was a marine plesiosaur reptile of the Pliosauridae family that lived during the Late Jurassic , primarily in the KimmeridgianTithonian age (approximately 155150 million years ago) . Its remains come mainly from marine deposits in southern England , within the context of the ancient European epicontinental sea , and the species holds an important historical role as one of the first pliosaurs formally described in paleontology.