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Reconstructing plesiosaur swimming styles with a bio-inspired control system

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Ancient marine reptile, the plesiosaur, roamed Earth 's prehistoric oceans, propelled by their unique body structure, which featured four large, equally sized flippers.

The ' four -wing problem' has been a topic of heated debate for years .

Researchers from Tohoku University , Kanagawa University , and the University of Manchester created a bio-inspired control system that accounts for motion adjustment.

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