A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

A “pellet” found in a plesiosaur fossil unearthed in Kagoshima ... grasp it with their flippers or grind it with their sharp teeth. The researchers from Tokyo City University and the ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of plesiosaur had scales on its flippers similar to modern sea turtle species.

Plesiosaurs evolved in a marine environment very different from today's ... Indeed, most organic tissues decompose quickly after the animal's death, leaving only hard parts like bones and teeth.

Klaus Nilkens/Urwelt-Museum Hauff Supported by By Sara Novak With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists ...

Their fossilized bones and teeth have been found in numerous countries ... 3 meters long (9.8 ft), and is one of only eight known plesiosaur fossils that includes soft tissue In a more recent ...

Fossilized soft tissue is exceptionally rare in plesiosaur fossils. The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The ...

Plesiosaurs lived in the world's oceans for much of the Mesozoic Era (203–66 million years ago). These reptiles, which could grow up to 12 meters long, fed on fish and moved much like sea ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first specimen more than two centuries ago.

The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species, may have been aided in its underwater hunting endeavors by turtle-like scales that covered its body -- which scientists ...