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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 2 June 2016. It was captioned as follows: English: A reconstruction of the appearance of Mosasaurus, painted by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), art professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, for Gustav A. Ritter's book Die Wunder der Urwelt ("Wonders of the Prehistoric World"), published in 1912 Other languages:  Čeština: Rekonstruce vzhledu vyhynulého ještěra rodu Mosasaurus od malíře Heinricha Hardera (1858-1935) pro knihu Gustava A. Rittera Die Wunder der Urwelt ("Divy prehistorického světa"), publikované v roce 1912. Deutsch: Eine Lebendrekonstruktion eines Mosasauriers aus Die Wunder der Urwelt (1912), gemalt von Heinrich Harder (1858–1935), Professor an der Preußischen Akademie der Künste in Berlin. English: A reconstruction of the appearance of Mosasaurus, painted by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), art professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, for Gustav A. Ritter's book Die Wunder der Urwelt ("Wonders of the Prehistoric World"), published in 1912 Español: Impresión artística del Mosasaurus, realizado en 1912 por el artista alemán Heinrich Harder (1858-1935). Fue incluida como ilustración en Die Wunder der Urwelt, una publicación sobre la evolución de la vida terrestre. Esperanto: Rekonstruita bildigo de la aspekto de Mozasaŭro, pentrita fare de Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), profesoro pri arto en la Prusia Akademio de Artoj en Berlino, por la libro Die Wunder der Urwelt ("Mirakloj de la prahistoria mondo") de 1912 Français: Vue d'artiste d'un Mosasaurus peinte par Heinrich Harder, professeur d'art à l'Académie des arts de Berlin, pour le livre Die Wunder der Urwelt (« Les Merveilles de l'Ancien Monde ») de Gustav A. Ritter, publié en 1912. Italiano: Ricostruzione dell'aspetto del mosasauro (Mosasaurus) realizzata da Heinrich Harder per il libro Die Wunder der Urwelt ("Meraviglie del mondo preistorico"), pubblicato nel 1912. Magyar: Mosasaurus és Ichthyosaurus Heinrich Harder 1912-es illusztrációján Nederlands: Een reconstructie van het uiterlijk van maashagedissen door de Duitse kunstenaar en kunstprofessor Heinrich Harder uit een door hem geschreven boek. Polski: Rekonstrukcja wyglądu mozazaura namalowana przez Heinricha Hardera (1858–1935), profesora sztuki na Pruskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych, do książki Gustawa A. Rittera Die Wunder der Urwelt („Cuda prehistorycznego świata”) wydanej w 1912 roku. Português: Representação artística de um mosassauro pintado em 1912 pelo artista alemão e professor de arte da Academia Prussiana de Artes de Berlim, Heinrich Harder (1858-1935). Foi incluída como ilustração em Die Wunder der Urwelt (1912), uma publicação sobre a evolução da vida terrestre. Македонски: Реконструкција на изгледот на мозасаурусот. Насликал: Хајнрих Хардер (1858-1935). Українська: Зображення мозазавра намальоване німецьким художником та професором образотворчого мистетства Пруської академії мистетств в Берліні Генріхом Хардером в 1912 році. 한국어: 베를린의 프러시아 예술 아카데미의 예술 교수 하인리히 하르더 (1858~1935) 가 그린 모사사우루스의 모습의 복원. 그림은 1912년 출간된 구스타프 A. 리터의 저서 《Die Wunder der Urwelt》(놀라운 원시 세계)를 위해 그려졌다. 中文: 由德国艺术家和柏林普鲁士艺术学院美术教授Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)绘制的沧龙生前复原图 中文（繁體）‎: 由德國藝術家和柏林普魯士藝術學院美術教授Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)繪製的滄龍生前復原圖

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Mosasaurus and Ichthyosaurs. Illustration for Die Wunder der Urwelt (1912) LARGE VERSION Deutsch: Eine Lebendrekonstruktion eines Mosasauriers aus Die Wunder der Urwelt (1912), gemalt von Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), Professor an der Preußischen Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Français : Vue d'artiste d'un Mosasaurus peinte en 1912 par Heinrich Harder, professeur d'art à l'Académie des arts de Berlin. Polski: Rekonstrukcja wyglądu mozazaura z książki Die Wunder der Urwelt („Cuda prehistorycznego świata”) wydanej w 1912 roku namalowana przez Heinricha Hardera (1858–1935), profesora sztuki na Pruskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Berlinie. Português: Representação artística de um mosassauro pintado em 1912 pelo artista alemão e professor de arte da Academia Prussiana de Artes de Berlim, Heinrich Harder (1858-1935). Foi incluída como ilustração em Die Wunder der Urwelt (1912), uma publicação sobre a evolução da vida terrestre. Українська: Зображення мозазавра намальоване німецьким художником та професором образотворчого мистетства Пруської академії мистетств в Берліні Генріхом Хардером в 1912 році.