The Mesozoic Era, spanning from approximately 252 to 66 million years ago, is often referred to as the “Age of Reptiles.” ...

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 ...

You might think that after 200 million years, we would have learned all we're ever going to know about plesiosaurs. Such is ...

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

Scientists examined a fossilized plesiosaur’s soft tissue, revealing a unique mix of smooth and scaly skin. Smooth skin ...

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

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

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.

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

You covered a study that suggests Xenodens calminechari, a new species of mosasaurid named by us, could be based on a forged jaw fossil. We can confirm the authenticity of the fossil (25 January ...