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183-Million-Year-Old Plesiosaur Fossil Reveals Unique Skin Features

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New analysis uncovers a combination of smooth skin and scales that enhanced swimming and seabed movement.

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Soft tissue from a 183 million-year-old Jurassic plesiosaur analyzed

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 could both swim rapidly and move along rough seabeds.

15 days ago·United States

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Smithsonian Mag

Rare Fossil of 183-Million-Year-Old 'Sea Monster' Reveals Both Smooth and Scaly Skin

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur

15 days ago·United States

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Phys.org

Soft tissue of a plesiosaur reveals it had scales similar to those of sea turtles

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of plesiosaur had scales on its flippers similar to modern sea turtle species. For their study, published in the journal Current Biology, the group examined a unique specimen that had been locked away in a vault for the past 75 years.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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Popular Science

Paleontologists solve decades’ old mystery about plesiosaur skin texture

Hint: Think ‘turtle.’

16 days ago·United States

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My Comox Valley Now

Vancouver Island’s own ancient sea monster is getting a new name

The Comox Valley elasmosaur is BC’s official fossil, and soon it will have its own unique scientific name. The elasmosaur, an 80-million-year-old sea monster, was discovered in the Puntledge River […]

15 days ago·Comox Valley, Canada

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sci.news

Some Plesiosaurs Had Smooth Skin on Their Body and Scales on Their Flippers

Paleontologists have examined a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton with well-preserved skin traces from around the tail and front flipper from the Early Jurassic Posidonia Shale of southern Germany. The post Some Plesiosaurs Had Smooth Skin on Their Body and Scales on Their Flippers appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

15 days ago

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