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Miguel Marx

Both scaly and smooth skin on prehistoric lizard

Researchers at Lund University have discovered that plesiosaurs, also known as swan lizards, had both scaly and smooth skin. "We used a broad spectrum of techniques to identify smooth skin in the tail region and scales along the rear edge of the flippers," says geology doctoral student Miguel Marx in a press release.

Both scaly and smooth skin on prehistoric lizard