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.

Plesiosaurs lived in the world's oceans for much of the Mesozoic Era (203–66 million years ago). These reptiles, which could grow up to 12 meters long, fed on fish and moved much like sea ...

All other Vegavis specimens found to date have been either skeletons sans head, or just bits of the skull. Vegavis iaai in pursuit of fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula ...

The newly-discovered hadrosaurid footprints date back to approximately 70 million years ago (Cretaceous period). One of them is around 92 cm (3 feet) across, making it one of the largest hadrosaurid ...

The Pteranodons travel on the Dinosaur Train with the Aquacar to transport Elmer Elasmosaurus back to his home in the ocean. Buddy is not enthusiastic about traveling underwater, but becomes a convert ...