We report a virtually complete plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic (∼183 Ma)3 Posidonia Shale of Germany that preserves skin ...

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

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While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

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

There are three main classes of skin replacements. They are: Temporary impervious dressing materials. These can be single-layer materials or double-layered tissue materials. And they’re dense ...

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 ...

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