The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Dive into the findings of the first detailed study of plesiosaur skin, which was a strange mosaic of textures.

We report a virtually complete plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic (∼183 Ma)3 Posidonia Shale of Germany that preserves skin ...

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

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

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

You might think that after 200 million years, we would have learned all we're ever going to know about plesiosaurs. Such is ...

The 183-million-year-old, 4.5-metre-long plesiosaur fossil, known as MH7, was first excavated from a quarry near Holzmaden, Germany, in 1940 but it was buried in a museum garden to protect it ...

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

Scientists examined a fossilized plesiosaur’s soft tissue, revealing a unique mix of smooth and scaly skin. Smooth skin ...