Plateosaurus Triassic Germany T-Shirt — Plate 054

The Plateosaurus walking on two legs in a dry Triassic plain, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 054 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Plateosaurus engelhardti, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Late Triassic, 214–204 Ma
• Where fossils are found: Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
• Group: Sauropodomorphs
• Setting in the art: Conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, horsetails, with no flowers or grass, which had not evolved yet
• What the fossils tell us: Early relative of sauropods that walked on two legs

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.