Leallyn Lizard Dinosaur, (Leaellynasaura) 15" L

6216, LEALLYN LIZARD (Leaellynasaura) Dinosaur 15''L are anatomically scaled to create the best reproduction of the life size stuffed animal and the most realistic stuffed animal in the industry.

Leallyn (Leaellynasaura) Dinosaur Fun Facts:

1. Leaellynasaura Was a Polar Dinosaur.  Leaellynasaura roamed Australia’s southern tip—a region then trapped inside the Antarctic Circle. Frozen ground and prolonged seasons of near-total darkness were among the special challenges it had to face.
2. Leaellynasaura’s Tail was Freakishly Long.  In fact, the dino’s tail contained over 70 vertebrae and—according to some recent estimates—made up a stunning 75 percent of its total body length!
3. It Had Huge, Penetrating Eyes.  Leaellynasaura was blessed with a pair of unusually big eyeballs, which—apart from making it look downright adorable—helped this nimble herbivore peer through the wintery polar gloom. 
4. Unlike Today’s Polar Animals, Leaellynasaura Probably Didn’t Hibernate.  Instead of going dormant during harsher seasons, a 2011 investigation argues that Leaellynasaura and other cold-weather dinosaurs likely remained active year-round.
5. Leaellynasaura Was Found in a Place Named “Dinosaur Cove.”  What are the odds, right? Nestled on the outskirts of Melbourne, “Dinosaur Cove” is a rich fossil bed named in 1980 to honor the site’s numerous reptilian remains.
6.  Leaellynasaura Was Discovered by a Dino-Loving Couple …Fossils can really bring people together. Patricia and Thomas Rich are a pair of Australian paleontologists who’ve unearthed several all-new dinosaurs, including Leaellynasaura, which they scientifically described in 1989. 
7. Who Named it After Their Daughter.  “When I was two,” reminisced a young Leaellyn Rich in an open letter to Ranger Rick magazine, “I had a book called My Little Dinosaur. It was about a boy who found a live dinosaur in a cave near his house. I started wanting a dinosaur too. My dad worked with dinosaurs in a museum … so I asked him to get me one.” It was a dream her parents never forgot. Years later, the Riches decided to call their newly discovered species “Leaellynasaura” in her honor. “[You] can just imagine,” the excited girl wrote, “how I felt when I first saw the fossils of my very own dinosaur. Thanks, Mum and Dad!”

Product Dimension: 14.82(L) X 3.51(W) X 11.31(H)

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