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Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil, discovering both smooth and ...

Dive into the findings of the first detailed study of plesiosaur skin, which was a strange mosaic of textures.

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A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

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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 ...

Dinosaur skeletons outline where their reproductive organs would have been ... more similar to birds and less like reptiles that lay bigger egg clutches all at once. Instead of laying a large ...

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