Fossils preserve both skin and scales from an ancient sea monster
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...
Fossil from 1940 reveals what dinosaur skin looked like
The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples ...
Paleontology Shaken: Organic Molecules Found in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bones
Liverpool researchers' discovery of collagen in fossilized bones could provide new insights into dinosaurs. For years, ...
Age and burial environment don't hinder soft tissue preservation in dinosaurs, study suggests
Soft tissue preservation in fossils does not seem to depend upon the species, age or burial environment of the fossils in ...
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Plesiosaur fossil contains soft tissue preserved for 183 million years
A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.
Soft tissue of a plesiosaur reveals it had scales similar to those of sea turtles
A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...
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183 million-year-old plesiosaur fossil found preserved with skin, scales
We report a virtually complete plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic (∼183 Ma)3 Posidonia Shale of Germany that preserves skin ...
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 ...
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Fossil tracks found in Gansu were from flesh-eating dinosaurs from Cretaceous
Scientists have confirmed that a group of fossilized tracks found in Northwest China were left by flesh-eating dinosaurs over 120 million years ago, providing insights into the social behaviors of ...