A man on the shores of Scotland’s Dores Beach said he saw the elusive Loch Ness monster emerging from the depths of the loch, ...

A Pteranodon and Plesiosaur fossil hit the auction block at Sotheby’s, fetching top bids.

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The six women celebrated are: Fossil hunter Mary Anning, who uncovered the first complete Plesiosaur skeleton. Computer ...

A man was visiting Dores Beach in Scotland when he reportedly saw something in the water and took a photo — could it be the ...

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Many fossil Pokemon are based on dinosaurs, such as Tyranitar resembling a T-Rex, and Lapras inspired by a Plesiosaur. Various Pokemon, like Aerodactyl and Sceptile, draw inspiration from ...

Skeleton of the new plesiosaur at the Urwelt-Museum Hauff in Holzmaden, Germany. Credit: Klaus Nilkens/Urwelt-Museum Hauff Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a ...

Fossilized soft tissue is exceptionally rare in plesiosaur fossils. The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The ...

While plesiosaur fossils have been found worldwide, only about eight samples of their soft tissues have been recorded so far. Lund University paleontologist Miguel Marx and colleagues' new analysis ...

The discovery of preserved skin on a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur is revolutionizing our understanding of these extinct marine reptiles. By analyzing the soft tissues of this fossil, researchers ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have examined fossilized soft tissue from a plesiosaur for the first time, revealing that the ancient marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. The study, ...