So it seems plesiosaurs retained their reptilian scales after transitioning from land into their marine form, unlike other ...

Plesiosaurs were large marine reptiles that thrived in the oceans of the Mesozoic era, dominating the seas while dinosaurs ruled the land. Characterized by their long necks and small heads ...

Scientists said they identified fossils of plesiosaurs in an ancient river system, which may indicate they lived in freshwater areas — like Loch Ness in Scotland — and not only seawater Jason ...

emerged as top predators that dominated the food chain on land. Dinosaur embryo found curled up and ready to hatch like a bird In the Triassic ocean, marine reptiles such as the plesiosaurs were ...

A “pellet” found in a plesiosaur fossil unearthed in Kagoshima Prefecture indicates the prehistoric creature regurgitated indigestible parts of its prey, much like modern birds and alligators ...

Dolichorhynchops was a short-necked plesiosaur that used long ... making them too stiff for use on land but excellent for swimming fast. Though the creatures may have been able to dive deeply ...

It was found near the site where a plesiosaur fossil was unearthed in 2004, the board of education announced on Aug. 26. A research team said the two fossilized species are some of the oldest in ...