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Furzey Gardens in Minstead is hosting a neon-painted dinosaur-themed art trail until August 31. Families can explore the gardens, run by the Minstead Trust, and discover 50 unique prehistoric ...
A new family exhibition featuring LEGO dinosaurs is now open at Herbert Art Gallery for the first time. Brick Dinos, which ...
What's On Emilia Bona Content Editor 13:40, 04 Jun 2025 Updated 13:42, 04 Jun 2025 Walker Art Gallery (Image: Liverpool Echo) ...
Plesiosaurs, whose name means “near to lizard,” were a diverse group of sharp-toothed marine reptiles that first appeared in the Late Triassic period over 200 million years ago.
The Museum of Texas Tech University houses the largest natural history collection in Texas, featuring exhibits on paleontology, anthropology, art, and more. The museum's paleontology exhibit ...
After making a splash in early 2025 with the identification of its 183-million-year-old fossilized skin, the plesiosaur fossil MH7 (Holzmaden specimen), uncovered in Germany, is making headlines again ...
A nearly complete specimen of Plesiopterys wildi from Germany provides fresh insights into plesiosaur diversity and regional specialisation A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern ...
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 ...
Between the Jurassic and the present: What connects plesiosaurs and turtles Analysis of the fossil skin of a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur revealed that it had a mixture of smooth and scaly skin.
You might think that by now, we would have learned all we're ever going to know about plesiosaurs. Such is not the case, however, as a recent study indicates that the creatures had smooth skin on ...
In this study, scientists analyzed a well-preserved, 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil found near Holzmaden, Germany. By using advanced imaging techniques, they identified smooth skin in the tail ...