Fossils from a plesiosaur were discovered in West Texas in July 2023. Recently, the remains of a second plesiosaur were found in Celina, north of Dallas.

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 ...

Plesiosaur Sheds Light on Marine Reptile Evolution During the Jurassic Period Meet Plesiopterys wildi, the marine reptile that may have been endemic to its region and may hold the key to understanding ...

New plesiosaur discovery sheds light on early Jurassic evolution and plausible endemism A nearly complete specimen of Plesiopterys wildi from Germany provides fresh insights into plesiosaur ...

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 ...

The discovery of preserved skin on a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur is revolutionizing our understanding of these extinct marine reptiles. By analyzing the soft tissues of this fossil, researchers ...

Is it better to be smooth or to be scaly? For fossil plesiosaurs around 183 million years ago, the answer was a bit of both. Scrutinizing some of the first soft tissues from a fossil plesiosaur in a ...

Soft tissue from a 183 million-year-old Jurassic plesiosaur analyzed Date: February 7, 2025 Source: Lund University Summary: A remarkably preserved plesiosaur fossil has revealed both smooth and ...

Scientists examined a fossilized plesiosaur’s soft tissue, revealing a unique mix of smooth and scaly skin. Smooth skin likely reduced drag, aiding swift swimming, while flipper scales may have helped ...

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 ...

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