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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The short-necked plesiosaur likely had few enemies, but those that attacked were some of the fiercest monsters of the seas, including sharks with razor-sharp teeth and the giant mosasaur Tylosaurus.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.