A complete Plesiopterys wildi fossil unearthed in southern Germany is offering new insight into the early diversification of these long-necked marine reptiles. The discovery, published on March 31, ...

A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic. Unearthed from the ...

We can divide the Jurassic Period into three key parts, known as epochs: the Early Jurassic, 201.4 million to 174.7 million years ago the Middle Jurassic, 174.7 million to 161.5 million years ago the ...

“It also suggests that distinct plesiosaur communities may have evolved in different regions of the European seas during the Early Jurassic.” According to the study, researchers have identified this ...

Lesothosaurus evolved in what is now southern Africa in the early Jurassic period, just over 200 million years ago. It gets its name from the African country of Lesotho, where early fossils were ...

(CNN) — A remarkable Early Jurassic record has been hiding in plain sight for 20 years on a slab of rock displayed at a high school in Biloela, Australia, according to a new study. While ...

Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new study.

“It also suggests that distinct plesiosaur communities may have evolved in different regions of the European seas during the Early Jurassic.” Implications for Plesiosaur Evolution and ...