Plesiosaurs were remarkable marine reptiles that once thrived in the vast expanses of ancient ocean. They were long-necked predators that dominated the seas during the Mesozoic era, while dinosaurs ...

The discovery of preserved skin on a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur is revolutionizing our understanding of these extinct marine reptiles. By analyzing the soft tissues of this fossil, researchers ...

The soft tissue of a plesiosaur has been studied in detail for the first time, revealing that the marine reptiles, which lived during the age of dinosaurs and went extinct at the same time ...

Plesiosaurs are often divided into two groups based on their body structure: the long-necked Plesiosauroidea and the short-necked Pliosauroidea. The long necks of some species, comprised of up to 76 ...

It's additionally possible that the hard scales could have helped the plesiosaurs maintain traction and avoid injury as they "bottom-walked" along the seabed while grazing on bottom-dwelling mollusks.

But, alas, the mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. As with plesiosaurs, the biggest giveaway is its habitat: “With the exception of ...

Scaly or smooth? That has long been one of paleontology’s enduring questions about the plesiosaur. While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s ...

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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have examined fossilized soft tissue from a plesiosaur for the first time, revealing that the ancient marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. The study, ...

Consider this a public cervix announcement. The American Cancer Society made a dire prediction — nearly 13,400 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed this year and about 4,300 women ...