The plesiosaur — an aquatic dinosaur once thought to exclusively reside in saltwater — is now believed to have spent much of its time in freshwater, according to a new study. The discovery is likely ...

The behavior resembles that of modern fur seals and marine crocodiles, according to a study published by Cambridge University Press ...

Plesiosaurs were especially effective swimmers. These long extinct "paddle saurians" propelled themselves through the oceans by employing "underwater flight"—similar to sea turtles and penguins.

The plesiosaur is long extinct, but thanks to a biomechanical engineer, it has been reincarnated -- as a robot. This new so-called "robosaur" reveals the secret behind the animal's odd but powerful ...

The mix of features offers new clues to how plesiosaurs navigated prehistoric oceans. The tip of a right flipper of the new plesiosaur fossil, with two scales along the trailing edge. A new study ...

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(Phys.org) —There are plenty of opportunities for undergraduate students to take part in leading-edge research at the University of Alberta. But when Laurel Richards heard about a chance to ...

Fossil of a pregnant Plesiosaur, a giant, carnivorous four-flippered reptile that roamed the world's oceans in the Mesozoic Era, together with that of a fetus nearly intact, have been discovered by ...

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