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Paleontologists Discover a Rare 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Marine Reptile, Provide an Insight Into Its Evolution
A rare 165-million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton—which ... for its distinctive 2.5-meter-long neck, barrel-shaped body, four powerful flippers, and short tail—a potential breakthrough in ...
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Fossils preserve both skin and scales from an ancient sea monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first specimen more than two centuries ago.