The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ...

A newly discovered plesiosaur fossil suggests several species of the long-necked marine dinosaur roamed the oceans 180 ...

Meet Plesiopterys wildi, the marine reptile that may have been endemic to its region and may hold the key to understanding ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

A nearly complete specimen of Plesiopterys wildi from Germany provides fresh insights into plesiosaur diversity and regional ...

An "exceptionally well-preserved" fossil may hold the key to understanding plesiosaur evolution. The newly discovered plesiosaur fossil, uncovered in Germany, suggests that long-necked marine ...

Despite the widespread devastation, life recovered during the Triassic period as new species arose and diversified ... marine reptiles such as the plesiosaurs were kings. Plesiosaurus, an early ...

A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ...

The researchers say the discovery supports the idea that plesiosaur species may have been "regionally distinct" within the epicontinental seas of Early Jurassic Europe. Study lead author Miguel ...