A newly discovered plesiosaur fossil suggests several species of the long-necked marine dinosaur roamed the oceans 180 million years ago. The nearly complete specimen of Plesiopterys wildi from ...

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

The discovery supports the idea that plesiosaur species may have been regionally distinct within the epicontinental seas of Early Jurassic Europe, reinforcing patterns of paleobiogeographical ...

Plesiosaurs were long-necked reptiles that lived in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs. While the area where this fossil was found—called the Posidonienschiefer Formation near Holzmaden—is ...

The newly discovered plesiosaur fossil, uncovered in Germany, suggests that long-necked marine dinosaurs roamed the oceans 180 million years ago. Article continues below The findings offer insights ...

The presence of unique plesiosaur species in different parts of Europe reinforces the hypothesis that early members of this group may have been geographically restricted. “Our research ...

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 ...