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BIG FIND, BIG TEETHTwo amateur fossil hunters have discovered what some experts can only dream of finding. Although details are just now being released, Mike Kelly, of Arcadia, Calif., and Greg Kovlachuk of The Dalles, Ore., found a 90-100 million-year-old plesiosaur jaw bone in June of 2004. This was the first such discovery in the Pacific Northwest.Another important find as far as I can judge from the press report. Thanks to Pam Callaway for sending me the link.
Digging it - againAn account of the find Utah find See here for a better account
Plesiosaur find excites scientistsReport on the discovery of a well-preserved plesiosaur from UtahI'll try to find out more about this. It looks like an important find
New Dinosaur species has Scientists excitedA news report. Which explains why they make such an elementary mistake. Plesiosaurs are not dinosaurs. When will they ever learn?Scientists near Lake Powell discovered the fossilized remains of a creature so terrifying that if they'd found it 93 million years ago, it probably would have had them for lunch. And, they're excited because it's a brand new species. ....(and so it goes. At least David Gillette is not going to confuse a plesiosaur with a dinosaur!)
A Mesozoic PlesiosaurShowing a painting made following the discovery of a plesiosaur in north-east NebraskaOdd title. To find a plesiosaur not from the mesozoic would be rather extraordinary
Plesiosaur fossil baffles boffinsAn account of the plesiosaur bones found beside Loch Ness.It's worth commenting that the 'boffins' were not baffled by the bones at all. It is very obvious that they came from elsewhere.
Notukeu Heritage Museum - Plesiosaur & Stomach StonesAn elasmosaur with gastroliths.
Plesiosaur digTranscript of an interview about the excavation of a plesiosaur in Nebraska.It's good to see publicity given to this find. I'm hoping for more on this animal.
Big Brook Plesiosaur PageSome bones collected at Big Brook which include those of plesiosaursCimolasaurus magnus is a taxon set up on a few isolated vertebrae and must be considered to be a nomen dubium.
PlesiosaurThursday, 14 October 1999 - In a Quantum exclusive, reporter Paul Willis tags along with the Queensland Museum on an emergency dig to recover a fossilised skeleton. The bony remains belong to a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that roamed the seas during the Age Of Dinosaurs. It's the most complete skeleton of its type but this valuable specimen is endanger of being destroyed in the next wet season. And the rains may be only days away. . .Entertaining popular account of finding a fossil plesiosaur
Charmouth FossilsSite by Tony Gill, a commercial collector and owner of a Fossil Shop in CharmouthHe has some plesiosaur and pliosaur material for sale if you want to add to your collection. (If you do, please let me know so I can add it to my database). Check his page of stolen fossils - I know how much work is involved in preparing them, and it must be heart-breaking to have them stolen, let alone the financial loss. Contrary to what some people think, it is very hard to make a decent living by collecting and selling fossils.
Coal Oil Canyon PlesiosaurFinding a plesiosaurPart of Mike Everharts' wonderful 'Oceans of Kansas' site.
Something about Plesiosaurs (Elasmosaurs)Well-illustrated account of mainly the North American elasmosaurs with which Mike Everhart is familiar.Part of Mike Everharts' wonderful 'Oceans of Kansas' site.
Marine VertebratesCommercial site selling fossilsSome good specimens for sale if you want to build up your own collection of plesiosaur (and other fossil) material.
Some museums curators are very negative in their attitude to commercial dealers. I have heard one state publicly that "we do not pay for natural history specimens". It is worth noting that many of the great public collections, such as those of the Natural History Museum are built on material purchased from dealers. The main downside of trade in fossils is that many go into private collections and are effectively lost to researchers. If you buy anything from here or any other site, and are interested in making material available for research, please let me know so that I can add it to my database. No plesiosaur material from Morocco has been described or figured in the literature, although there is evidently a lot of material coming out of the ground there. It would be a great loss to science if this all disappears. Museum curators please take note: $6000 for that skull is a fair price, and unlike other material I have seen from Morocco, the preparation is excellent. And if you do buy it, can I borrow it for a while?
The Plesiosaur DirectoryAdam Stuart Smith's site.Adam is now studying the plesiosaurs in the National Museums of Ireland for his PhD. I hope he keeps his site going.
Plesiosaur Paleontology A short account of plesiosaur finds in Grant County, South Dakota
ElasmosaurusCut-out model elasmosaurus.Looks fun - perhaps I'll have a go. Not keen on the neck though - not long enough and a bit 'swanny'.
Dinosaurs Icons A thru DPictures of dinosaursNo pictures of plesiosaurs, except in the 'dinosaur illustrations' logo. Strange. Please note: Plesiosaurs are not dinosaurs
Marine Reptiles II: PlesiosaursArticleA bit generalised for my picky tastes
Anning's PlesiosaursSome pictures of plesiosaurs collected by Mary Anning.
