Redescription of the elasmosaurid plesiosaurian Libonectes atlasense from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco
The holotype of Libonectes atlasense is an almost complete skeleton from Upper
Cretaceous (mid-Turonian) rocks of the Goulmima area in eastern Morocco. Initial …
Cretaceous (mid-Turonian) rocks of the Goulmima area in eastern Morocco. Initial …
Elasmosaurid phylogeny and paleobiogeography, with a reappraisal of Aphrosaurus furlongi from the Maastrichtian of the Moreno Formation
JP O'Gorman - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The holotype of the elasmosaurid Aphrosaurus furlongi from the Maastrichtian levels of the
Moreno Formation is redescribed and considered a valid species based on one …
Moreno Formation is redescribed and considered a valid species based on one …
[HTML][HTML] 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 …
[HTML][HTML] Late Cretaceous marine reptiles from Malyy Prolom in Ryazan Oblast, Central Russia
SV Solonin, AV Vodorezov, BP Kear - Cretaceous Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Cenomanian–Turonian transition (∼ 94 Ma), what is today Central
Russia formed part of the northern epicontinental margin of the Tethys Ocean. Diverse …
Russia formed part of the northern epicontinental margin of the Tethys Ocean. Diverse …
Cranial osteology of the mid-Cretaceous elasmosaurid Thalassomedon haningtoni from the Western Interior Seaway of North America
Thalassomedon haningtoni is one of the most completely preserved elasmosaurid
plesiosaurians described to date. Unlike most other elasmosaurid fossils, both the holotype …
plesiosaurians described to date. Unlike most other elasmosaurid fossils, both the holotype …
First record of Kawanectes lafquenianum (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae) from the La Colonia Formation of Argentina, with comments on the mandibular morphology …
JÉ Patricio O'Gorman - Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
O'Gorman, JP 27 November 2019. First record of Kawanectes lafquenianum (Plesiosauria,
Elasmosauridae) from the La Colonia Formation of Argentina, with comments on the …
Elasmosauridae) from the La Colonia Formation of Argentina, with comments on the …
[HTML][HTML] Synchrotron microtomography of a Nothosaurus marchicus skull informs on nothosaurian physiology and neurosensory adaptations in early Sauropterygia
Nothosaurs form a subclade of the secondarily marine Sauropterygia that was well
represented in late Early to early Late Triassic marine ecosystems. Here we present and …
represented in late Early to early Late Triassic marine ecosystems. Here we present and …
The most complete specimen of Kawanectes lafquenianum (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria): new data on basicranial anatomy and possible sexual dimorphism in …
JP O'Gorman - Cretaceous Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Elasmosaurids are a cosmopolitan group of plesiosaurians that radiated during the Late
Cretaceous. A new specimen of the small sized elasmosaurid Kawanectes lafquenianum is …
Cretaceous. A new specimen of the small sized elasmosaurid Kawanectes lafquenianum is …
New plesiosaurian specimens (reptilia, plesiosauria) from the upper cretaceous (turonian) of Goulmima (southern Morocco)
Two new plesiosaurian specimens coming from lower Turonian deposits of Goulmima in
Morocco are described. The three-dimensional digital reconstructions of both specimens …
Morocco are described. The three-dimensional digital reconstructions of both specimens …
A new elasmosaurid (Plesiosauria: Sauropterygia) from the López de Bertodano Formation: new data on the evolution of the aristonectine morphology
A new elasmosaurid Marambionectes molinai gen. et sp. nov. from the upper Maastrichtian
levels of the López de Bertodano Formation is here described. The new taxon is …
levels of the López de Bertodano Formation is here described. The new taxon is …