The pellet, formed from bones and other indigestible parts of prey, was discovered in the throat of the Elasmosaurus plesiosaur species excavated on Shishijima island off the coast of ...

Fossilized soft tissue is exceptionally rare in plesiosaur fossils. The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The ...

Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur with scales on the flipper and smooth scale-less skin along the body as informed by this new plesiosaur fossil. This is a significant update to how we reconstruct ...

You might think that after 200 million years, we would have learned all we're ever going to know about plesiosaurs. Such is not the case, however, as a recent study indicates that the creatures ...

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 ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists say that fossils of small plesiosaurs may prove that the Loch Ness monster ...

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 ...