IN A NUTSHELL 🦕 Rediscovered in a museum, the skeleton of Plesionectes longicollum is transforming our understanding of plesiosaur evolution. 🔍 Modern analysis revealed unique anatomical features, including an exceptionally long neck with 43 cervical vertebrae. 🌊 The species lived during the Early Toarcian period, a time of extreme climate events that challenged marine life. […]

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