New Scientist on MSN14d
Amazing plesiosaur fossil preserves its skin and scales
A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...
Knewz on MSN2d
Researchers Baffled After Mistaking Young Turtle Shells to be Oval-Shaped Plant Fossils, Bones Looked Like Plant Veins
Researchers Baffled After Mistaking Young Turtle Shells to be Oval-Shaped Plant Fossils, Bones Looked Like Plant Veins A ...
Discover Magazine10d
183-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals That Plesiosaur Skin Was Smooth and Scaly
Dive into the findings of the first detailed study of plesiosaur skin, which was a strange mosaic of textures.
Smithsonian Magazine13d
Rare Fossil of 183-Million-Year-Old ‘Sea Monster’ Reveals Both Smooth and Scaly Skin
For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...
Paleontologists solve decades’ old mystery about plesiosaur skin texture
While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...
What scientists learned from a well-preserved fossil of this iconic Jurassic-era species
The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.
Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales From an Ancient Sea Monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...