In time for #FossilFriday, @miguelpmarx.bsky.social and I prepared the page on Futabasaurus suzukii for the plesiosaur database. Futabasaurus is the only plesiosaur currently named from Japan and one of the most complete specimens known from Asia. 1/2 #paleontology www.sachspal.de/taxa/plesios...

Futabasaurus suzukii – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Genus Futabasaurus Sato, Hasegawa & Manabe, 2006 Type species: Futabasaurus suzukii Sato, Hasegawa & Manabe, 2006Diagnosis: An elasmosaurid plesiosaurian with the following potential autapomorphis: A ...

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For the Plesiosauria database, I have just completed the profile for Avalonnectes arturi, a plesiosaur named after the mythical island of Avalon and the legendary King Arthur. The holotype is on display in the Marine Reptiles Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London. #palaeontology #england

Avalonnectes arturi – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Genus Avalonnectes Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012 Type species: Avalonnectes arturi Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012Diagnosis: Small-bodied basal rhomaleosaurid (trunk length =735 mm) with 18–...

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For the Plesiosauria database, I have just completed the profile page on Nichollssaurus borealis from the Lower Cretaceous of Alberta, the only leptocleidid known from North America. I studied the specimen last year and included several photos. #paleontology #canada www.sachspal.de/taxa/plesios...

Nichollssaura borealis – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Genus Nichollssaura Druckenmiller & Russell, 2009 Type species: Nichollssaura borealis (Druckenmiller & Russell, 2008)Diagnosis: Small plesiosaur approximately 2.5 meters in length differing from spec...

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I’m excited to share a new project that I hope will be a valuable resource for the paleo community! I'm working on a textbook about plesiosaurs and compiled a comprehensive overview of all currently valid plesiosaur taxa and some nomina dubia. 1/3 www.sachspal.de/plesiosauria/ #FossilFriday

Plesiosauria: A Systematic and Taxonomic Overview

Comprehensive systematic and taxonomic overview of Plesiosauria, including valid taxa and nomina dubia based on recent data, with detailed taxon listings.

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I just launched a webpage on Attenborosaurus conybeari. The holotype specimen of this plesiosaur, which is named after Sir David Attenborough, was tragically destroyed by bombing in WWII. #paleontology #palaeontology #SirDavidAttenborough #attenborosaurus #nature www.sachspal.de/taxa/plesios...

Attenborosaurus conybeari – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Genus Attenborosaurus Bakker, 1993 Type species: Attenborosaurus conybeari (Sollas, 1881)Diagnosis: Differs from all other long-necked plesiosaurs in having a more elongated, evenly tapered snout with...

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I’ve begun a project to create web pages summarizing basic information on most plesiosaur taxa, both valid and invalid. This is part of a broader effort to compile the research I’ll need for a planned textbook on plesiosaurs. 1/2 First contribution Lorrainosaurus: www.sachspal.de/taxa/plesios...

Lorrainosaurus keileni – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Genus Lorrainosaurus Sachs, Madzia, Thuy & Kear, 2023 Type species: Lorrainosaurus keileni (Godefroit, 1994)Diagnosis: Large-bodied thalassophonean pliosaurid autapomorphically distinguished by a tran...

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I just added some information on my new book 'Die Welt der Plesiosaurier' to my website and included a 38-page reading sample that gives you an idea of the content and the illustrations. It's written in German, but maybe still of interest to some of you. #paleontology www.sachspal.de/de/publicati...

Die Welt der Plesiosaurier - Paläontologische Abenteuer – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Die Welt der Plesiosaurier – Paläontologische Abenteuer ist ein Buchprojekt, das ich gemeinsam mit Achim Schwermann verwirklichen konnte (eine Leseprobe finden sie am Ende der Seite) und das zahlreich...

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I’m happy to share my renewed publications site. It features all my publications, most on plesiosaurs and other marine reptiles, with pdf's or additional information for each. I hope you find it informative and useful. sachspal.de/palaeontolog... #palaeontology #paleontology #plesiosaurs #research

Publications – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Palaeontological publications of Sven Sachs

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Podcast mit mir über Plesiosaurier open.spotify.com/episode/20ve...

Our book "Die Welt der Plesiosaurier" is now also available on Amazon: www.amazon.de/Die-Welt-Ple...

Mein erstes Buch "Die Welt der Plesiosaurier" ist gestern erschienen. Gemeinsam mit Achim Schwermann präsentiere ich auf fast 300 Seiten einen allgemeinverständlichen Überblick über die Gruppe der Plesiosaurier, mit der ich mich seit über 20 Jahren wissenschaftlich beschäftige. 1/3 #Buch #Saurier

My first book, "Die Welt der Plesiosaurier," is now officially out! It has nearly 300 pages and features a state-of-the-art overview of plesiosaurs. The book is also filled with numerous photographs and wonderful illustrations by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social. 1/3 #book #fossils #plesiosaurs #nature

I'm pleased to announce that our reassessment of the Portuguese plesiosaur Lusonectes sauvagei was published yesterday in PeerJ. 1/4 Link to publication: peerj.com/articles/206... #palaeontology #portugal #plesiosaur #jurassic

NEW BOOK I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of my first book "Die Welt der Plesiosaurier" (The World of Plesiosaurs), written by Achim Schwermann and myself and beautifully illustrated by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social. 1/6 #Fossilfriday #palaeontology

NEUES BUCH Ich freue mich, die bevorstehende Veröffentlichung meines ersten Buches „Die Welt der Plesiosaurier – Paläontologische Abenteuer“ anzukündigen, das ich gemeinsam mit Achim Schwermann geschrieben habe und das Joschua Knüppe (@joschuaknuppe.bsky.social) eindrucksvoll illustriert hat. 1/4

I wrote a blog post about the giant Temnodontosaurus from Banz, Germany. The 2.3 m long skull is the first known specimen of its kind, and the original 1854 description includes life-sized illustrations of the fossil. #paleontology #Germany #ichthyosaur #history www.sachspal.de/giant-ichthy...

The giant Temnodontosaurus at Kloster Banz

The centrepiece of the museum Kloster Banz is the 2.3 m long skull of the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus, which was the first fossil ot its kind.

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I just wrote a little article about Platypterygius hercynicus, one of the most complete Cretaceous ichthyosaurs that has an interesting history and is now on display at the Museum Schloss Salder in Salzgitter, Germany. #fossilfriday #salzgitter #germany www.sachspal.de/platypterygi...

Platypterygius hercynicus – One of the Most Complete Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs

Platypterygius hercynicus is one of the most complete ichthyosaurs known from the Cretaceous. The specimen was discovered in December 1940 in a mine called

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I wrote a blog post about a tentative megalosaurid vertebra from the Lower Jurassic of northern Germany, described by the late Friedrich von Huene. www.sachspal.de/friedrich-vo... #dinosaurs #jurassic #germany #fossil

Friedrich von Huene’s Megalosaurid Vertebra from the Lower Jurassic of Northern Germany

In the 1960s, renowned Tübingen-based palaeontologist Friedrich von Huene was given the opportunity to study an incomplete vertebra from the Lower Jurassic

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I just wrote a blog post about Lindwurmia, the most complete plesiosaur known from the lowermost Jurassic of Germany. www.sachspal.de/lindwurmia-t... #paleontology #plesiosaur #jurassic #Germany

Lindwurmia thiuda – The Most Complete Plesiosaur from the Lowermost Jurassic of Germany – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

Modelled skull of Lindwurmia thiuda. The original part of the mandible is included in the mount.

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I'm having a great time at the LWL-Museum für Naturkunde in Münster, where I'm studying the new of the plesiosaur Westphaliasaurus today. #science #paleontology

I added a blog to my website and started with a little article on the AMNH Protoceratops specimens. www.sachspal.de/protoceratop... #dinosaurs @amnh.org

Protoceratops andrewsi at the American Museum of Natural History – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

In 2023, I had the opportunity to study plesiosaur material at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. While there, I took some time to

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Some specimens of Protoceratops andrewsi, a ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, shown at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photos taken during a visit in 2023. #fossilfriday #dinosaur #dinosaurs #newyork #fossil #fossils #cretaceous #mongolia #nature #museum

Marine reptiles from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Oxford Clay of Peterborough, England, on display at the Palaeontological Institute and Museum of Tübingen University in Germany. #fossilfriday #fossil #plesiosaur #ichthyosaur #tuebingen #germany #fossils #jurassic #england

On Monday, my paper on Plesionectes longicollum, a new plesiosaur from Holzmaden, Germany, was published in PeerJ. It received some attention in the media, likely also because of the wonderful life reconstruction by Peter Nickolaus. 1/2 More information: www.sachspal.de/plesionectes... #FossilFriday

Plesionectes longicollum, a new plesiosaur from Germany

Plesionectes longicollum is a new plesiosaur from the Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden, Germany, being characterised by its extremely long neck.

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I added a new page to my website. Its about an older study from 2018, led by Johan Lindgren, that was my 1st paper in Nature. We described an ichthyosaur that contained fossilised pigments and pigment cells, indicating the colour and countershading. 1/2 #FossilFriday www.sachspal.de/ichthyosaur-...

Warm-blooded ichthyosaurs

Warm-blooded ichthyosaurs is a study I co-authored in Nature. We found remnants of colour pigments, blubber, blood & internal organs in a Holzmaden fossil.

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I'm happy to announce my new website. Here, you'll find PDFs of my publications, an overview of my research, and an introduction to the new taxa I have established. I will add new content over time. I hope you'll find it informative! Little teaser: 1/2 www.sachspal.de #FossilFriday #paleontology

Start – Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research

My name is Sven Sachs and this website introduces the research of me and my colleagues in the field of palaeoherpetology (a subfield of vertebrate

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Big news! Our study, just out in Nature, is a game-changer for giant ichthyosaurs! We describe the first Temnodontosaurus flipper with fossilized soft tissue, giving us a unique look at how these massive creatures used stealth while hunting in darkness. 1/7 #science #news #scicomm

Fantastic news! I've just been informed that an important study I'm involved in is set to be published next Wednesday. This photo offers a hint at what it's about. I can't reveal more details, but our study will change the way we look at these marine animals.

I just came across this image showing 'Pliosaurus' irgisensis when on display at the Pugachevsky Regional Museum (Pugachyov, Russia) in 1941. 1/4 Source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ru...

I had a great day, doing research at the Nature Education Centre of Kraków University. Here are some photos of the Triassic archosauriform Smog wawelski that was found in Poland. #FossilFriday #paleontology #science #research #nature