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 ...
A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of plesiosaur had scales on its flippers similar to modern sea turtle species.
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This Rare Sea Monster Fossil Is Providing A Clearer Picture Of What Extinct Creatures Of The Deep Looked LikeBetween 66 million and 215 million years ago, long-necked reptiles called plesiosaurs inhabited the world's oceans. By examining their fossilized skeletons, paleontologists have learned a lot ...
It was found near the site where a plesiosaur fossil was unearthed in 2004, the board of education announced on Aug. 26. A research team said the two fossilized species are some of the oldest in ...
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