The baby plesiosaur swam with her mother Morning sunlight dappled their skin Lazy waves rolled above their heads These plesiosaurs were Cryptoclidus large creatures that traveled together in a family pod Their flippers rose and fell like wings They were flying underwater They soared over coral reefs They swam between islands tropical
Mother and baby rose gently to the surface They breathed deeply Salty air filled their lungs Plesiosaurs were reptiles like their cousins the dinosaurs They could not breathe underwater and had to come up for air Their babies did not hatch from eggs They were born in the water ready to swim As they grew up their mothers watched them over
