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

Serpentine-necked, four-flippered plesiosaurs were among the most successful marine predators in the time of dinosaurs.

Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil, discovering both smooth and ...

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

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

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

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

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

The discovery of preserved skin on a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur is revolutionizing our understanding of these extinct ...

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 ...