Skin from the bottom half of the tail in the new plesiosaur. (IMAGE)

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Skin from the bottom half of the tail in the new plesiosaur.

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Skin from the bottom half of the tail in the new plesiosaur. The skin as preserved is beige in color with some parts showing a pitted surface. This pitted surface represents the underside of the skin, with the outer surface facing into the rock matrix.

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Credit: Klaus Nilkens/Urwelt-Museum Hauff

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