Among them was the fearsome plesiosaur, a marine reptile with a long neck and four large flippers that ruled the ancient seas ...

This plesiosaur apparently died before completely spitting up the pellet, they said. Modern-day eagles, hawks and owls, as well as alligators and snakes, are known to produce pellets.

It lived 201-194 million years ago. In 1823 Mary was the first to discover the complete skeleton of a Plesiosaurus, meaning 'near to reptile'. So strange was the specimen and so quickly had the news ...

It was found near the site where a plesiosaur fossil was unearthed in 2004, the board of education announced on Aug. 26. A research team said the two fossilized species are some of the oldest in ...