THE LONGEST NECK · an ocean giant of the Cretaceous
Hand-Painted Detail
Every scale, feather and marking is painted by hand to match the real animal — so detailed up close, so charming on the shelf.
Ready to Display
A single, sturdy piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its pose, ready to collect and show off.
Picture a shallow sea where Kansas is today, and a reptile with a neck longer than the rest of its body gliding through it. Elasmosaurus carried 72 neck vertebrae, and our figure sends that neck sweeping up and over in one graceful arc — from a plump, spotted body down to a tiny head full of needle teeth.
Head on the Wrong End
In 1869 paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope placed the skull at the tip of the tail. Joseph Leidy pointed out the mistake in 1870, and Cope quietly issued a corrected version — a story still told in every history of American fossil hunting.
All That Neck
About 7 m (23 ft) of its 10 m length was neck. A long-lost neck bone rediscovered in 2013 brought the count from 71 to 72 vertebrae.
Stones in the Stomach
Elasmosaurids swallowed stones called gastroliths, perhaps to help digest food. Stones were even found near the original Kansas skeleton.
Part of a Sea Trio
Elasmosaurus arrived in the fifth Ancient Creatures release alongside Mosasaurus and Liopleurodon — three very different ways to rule a prehistoric ocean.
Craft & Specifications
| Line | Ancient Creatures, by Animal Heavenly Body |
| Approx. Size | About 4.1 × 1.8 × 3.3 in (10.5 × 4.5 × 8.5 cm) |
| Material | Hand-painted resin |
| Display | Single figure — ready to display out of the box |
| SKU | AHB-ANC-04 |
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