This picture has been hanging around in my files for too long, so it’s time to get it out and on show. Not very archosaur-y I know, but it’s a lovely diorama (from Stuttgart) and well worth including. There’s a placodont, Tanstropheus and a couple of nothosaurs in addition to the various fish and crinoids.
On the upside though, there’s some Gorgosaurus goodness and more pterosaurs coming next week, which I’m sure will make up for this one.
Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings 
The dioramas at Stuttgart are just gorgeous! In fact, the whole renovation of the Mesozoic paleo exhibits is fantastic. They have archosaur-y Triassic dioramas too, from Trossingen (too many dinosaurs for my taste), to ones with Ctenosauriscus and Batrachotomus.
I’ve shown some of the others before at various times, but this one had never had an airing. They are all uniformly gorgeous though i agree.
Where’s Steve Zissou?
Are any of the creatures suffering from ‘the crazy eye’?
So, is that Tanstropheus standing on the bottom completely submerged – that prob isn’t right is it?
Marvellous Placodus, I waited for a long time a nice pic of this Stuttgart diorama.