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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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Prehistoric fossil in NT museum found to be new species of large carnivorous turtleScientists have discovered a new species of prehistoric turtle from what was once a lush forest in Central Australia, after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in the Northern Territory ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNRare 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 ...
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