The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species, may ...

The Queensland Museum announced this week that the skeleton of a 100-million-year-old "long-necked marine reptile," known as a plesiosaur, was found in western Queensland. Amateur fossil hunters ...

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 ...

While plesiosaur fossils have been found worldwide, only about eight samples of their soft tissues have been recorded so far.

A “pellet” found in a plesiosaur fossil unearthed in Kagoshima Prefecture indicates the prehistoric creature regurgitated indigestible parts of its prey, much like modern birds and alligators ...