Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia …
M Talevi, MS Fernández - Historical Biology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous
morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating …
morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating …
Cranial anatomy of a new plesiosaur genus from the lowermost Lias (Rhaetian/Hettangian) of Street, Somerset, England
GW Storrs, MA Taylor - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A newly prepared plesiosaur skull collected by Thomas Hawkins (1810–1889)
from the Lias quarries of Street, Somerset, England, provides important indications of …
from the Lias quarries of Street, Somerset, England, provides important indications of …
The cranial anatomy and relationships of Cardiocorax mukulu (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from Bentiaba, Angola
We report a new specimen of the plesiosaur Cardiocorax mukulu that includes the most
complete plesiosaur skull from sub-Saharan Africa. The well-preserved three-dimensional …
complete plesiosaur skull from sub-Saharan Africa. The well-preserved three-dimensional …
[PDF][PDF] Plesiosaurs (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Arcillas de Morella Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) of Castellón (Spain)
AJ Grau, A Santos-Cubedo… - …, 2009 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT A plesiosaur sacral vertebra recovered from the Mas the Rafael site (Todolella,
Castellón), belonging to the Arcillas de Morella Formation is described. Details of the …
Castellón), belonging to the Arcillas de Morella Formation is described. Details of the …
Historically transposed flipper pairs in a mounted plesiosaurian skeleton
A Krahl, AS Smith, I Werneburg - PalZ, 2022 - Springer
Plesiosaurians evolved four wing-like flippers that are morphologically similar to each other
and were most likely used in underwater flight. Plesiosaurians have been the subject of a …
and were most likely used in underwater flight. Plesiosaurians have been the subject of a …
Plesiosaurs from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Bornholm, Denmark
AS Smith - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Discussion—The slender morphology of tooth type A and the tightly packed pattern of
longitudinal ridges are diagnostic among Lower Jurassic plesiosaurs restricted to …
longitudinal ridges are diagnostic among Lower Jurassic plesiosaurs restricted to …
Cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of Westbury, Wiltshire
MA Taylor, ARI Cruickshank - … Transactions of the …, 1993 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An exceptionally complete skull, mandible and other bones of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus
were collected from the Kimmeridge Clay of Westbury, Wiltshire, in 1980. The recovery and …
were collected from the Kimmeridge Clay of Westbury, Wiltshire, in 1980. The recovery and …
[HTML][HTML] Soft-tissue anatomy of the plesiosaur pectoral girdle inferred from basal Eosauropterygia taxa and the extant phylogenetic bracket
Plesiosaurians are highly derived secondarily-adapted organisms (if fishes are primarily-
adapted) with a long evolutionary history, and they are closely related with basal …
adapted) with a long evolutionary history, and they are closely related with basal …
A new basal elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany
Here we report on a new basal elasmosaurid plesiosaurian, Lagenanectes richterae, gen. et
sp. nov., from the Lower Cretaceous (probably Upper Hauterivian) of Germany. The material …
sp. nov., from the Lower Cretaceous (probably Upper Hauterivian) of Germany. The material …