A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

A nearly complete specimen of Plesiopterys wildi from Germany provides fresh insights into plesiosaur diversity and regional ...

It was unearthed from the Lower Jurassic Posidonienschiefer Formation near the German town of Holzmaden. Compared with ichthyosaurs and marine crocodile relatives, plesiosaurs fossils are rare.

Meet Plesiopterys wildi, the marine reptile that may have been endemic to its region and may hold the key to understanding ...

More information: Anthony Romilio et al, Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia, Historical Biology ...

A newly discovered plesiosa u r fossil suggests several species of the long-necked marine dinosaur roamed the oceans 180 ...