Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil, discovering both smooth and ...

The discovery of a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil in Germany has provided scientists with unprecedented insights into ...

Plesiosaur skeleton. Image by eileenmak, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Mesozoic Era, often referred to as the ...

Plesiosaur skeleton. Image by eileenmak, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Mesozoic Era, often referred to as the ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

Their skeletal anatomy is well documented, but their external appearance has largely remained a mystery. Now researchers have conducted the first detailed analysis of plesiosaur soft tissue ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...