New Scientist on MSN7d
Amazing plesiosaur fossil preserves its skin and scalesA remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...
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.
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Scientists In India Unearth Fossils Of A Massive Prehistoric Snake That Was Longer Than A T. RexPaleontologists in India just identified a gargantuan prehistoric snake that roamed the Earth 47 million years ago. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
Rare Neck Fossil With Puncture Mark Suggests a Prehistoric Crocodilian Snacked on a Young Pterosaur 76 Million Years AgoThe fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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