News Not your typical Texas critter: Plesiosaur from 100 million years ago discovered in Celina The marine predator fossils represent one of the most complete plesiosaur specimens in the Perot ...

The tip of a right flipper of the new plesiosaur fossil, with two scales along the trailing edge. A new study suggests that some plesiosaurs, in addition to fishy scales on their flippers, had ...

The plesiosaur — an aquatic dinosaur once thought to exclusively reside in saltwater — is now believed to have spent much of its time in freshwater, according to a new study. The discovery is ...

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

That has long been one of paleontology’s enduring questions about the plesiosaur. While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin ...

The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile’s skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life.

Discovery of plesiosaur fossils in an ancient riverbed suggests some species, traditionally thought to be sea creatures, may actually have lived in freshwater.

100 Million-Year-Old Plesiosaur Skeleton Found in Australia May Hold the 'Key to Future Research' "The fact that this guy had a body and head in the same animal is really important for us," said ...