Warwickshire in 100 Objects: Wilmcote Plesiosaur

Wilmcote Plesiosaur on the ground floor of Market Hall Museum in 1974, shortly before a major refurbishment.

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Wilmcote Plesiosaur on the First Floor of the Museum; c. 1900?

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Wilmcote Quarry, near Stratford-upon-Avon, was the nineteenth century source of a near complete plesiosaur skeleton, a sea-going Jurassic marine reptile. Plesiosaurs were among the top predators of Warwickshire’s ancient seas, 200 million years ago.

The Wilmcote Plesiosaur is a unique Jurassic reptile skeleton and has been studied by experts from all over the world, since it was acquired in 1841. A full-size replica for display was constructed in 2016.

Locations

Wilmcote (17)