Tuarangisaurus (Māori: tuarangi "ancient" + Greek: σαῦρος, romanized: sauros "lizard") is an extinct genus of elasmosaurid known from New Zealand. The type and only known species is Tuarangisaurus keyesi, named by Wiffen and Moisley in 1986.[1][2]
In 1862, an American explorer and his son are shipwrecked and washed upon a mysterious island. Soon they discover that this island is the home of generations of humans and dinosaurs living together in a peaceful and fantastic civilization called Dinotopia. Based on the books by James Gurney.
