US EditionNew Species of 'Jurassic Sea Monster' Identified in Old Fossil
HOLZMADEN, GERMANY, AUG 6 – Plesionectes longicollum, with the longest neck among Early Jurassic plesiosaurs, adds to the diverse marine fauna of Holzmaden, based on a nearly complete fossil with soft tissue.
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About 183 million years ago, "Jurassic sea monsters" swam the oceans. One of the fossils of this prehistoric reptile is considered "extraordinary," one of a kind. It measures three meters long, but that's not what makes it unique.
The skeleton was unearthed in a German quarry back in 1978, but only now has it become clear what kind of remarkable creature truly lurked within the rock: a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that lived some 183 million years ago. The creature has been named Plesionectes longicollum, which roughly translates to "near swimmer with a long neck." […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
A fossil found near Stuttgart has turned out to be a new species of marine dinosaurs. The long-necked reptile Plesionectes longicollum swam through the Jura Sea 183 million years ago, was more than three metres long and probably fed on fish. The find is considered the oldest plesiosaur in the region – and even belongs to a hitherto unknown genus. In the Jura period 201 to 145 million years ago, almost all of Central Europe lay under a shallow, t…
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