[HTML][HTML] Reappraisal of Europe's most complete Early Cretaceous plesiosaurian: Brancasaurus brancai Wegner, 1914 from the “Wealden facies” of Germany
The holotype of Brancasaurus brancai is one of the most historically famous and
anatomically complete Early Cretaceous plesiosaurian fossils. It derived from the …
anatomically complete Early Cretaceous plesiosaurian fossils. It derived from the …
A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs
We report here a new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian at Bentiaba, southern
Angola. Phylogenetic analysis places the new taxon as the sister taxon to Styxosaurus …
Angola. Phylogenetic analysis places the new taxon as the sister taxon to Styxosaurus …
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 …
A new plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Portugal and the early radiation of Plesiosauroidea
E Puértolas-Pascual, M Marx, O Mateus… - Acta Palaeontologica …, 2021 - agro.icm.edu.pl
A new plesiosaur partial skeleton, comprising most of the trunk and including axial, limb, and
girdle bones, was collected in the lower Sinemurian (Coimbra Formation) of Praia da …
girdle bones, was collected in the lower Sinemurian (Coimbra Formation) of Praia da …
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 …
Virtual reexamination of a plesiosaurian specimen (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Goulmima, Morocco, using computed tomography
Turonian deposits of the Goulmima area, Er-Rachidia Province in southern Morocco, have
yielded a diverse marine vertebrate fauna, including chondrichthyans, bony fishes, and …
yielded a diverse marine vertebrate fauna, including chondrichthyans, bony fishes, and …
A rare new Pliensbachian plesiosaurian from the Amaltheenton Formation of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany
Sachs, S. & Kear, BP November 2018. A rare new Pliensbachian plesiosaurian from the
Amaltheenton Formation of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany. Alcheringa 42, 487-500 …
Amaltheenton Formation of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany. Alcheringa 42, 487-500 …
A new pliosaurid from the Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic of Normandy, Northern France
P Vincent, N Bardet, E Mattioli - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2012 - BioOne
Complete plesiosaur skeletons are relatively abundant in the Lower Jurassic of England and
Germany, but are exceptional in France. A new specimen from Normandy (northern France) …
Germany, but are exceptional in France. A new specimen from Normandy (northern France) …
Paleoenvironmental context and significance of a partial elasmosaurid skeleton from the Albian of Haute-Provence, France
P Vincent, AS Grosjean, D Bert, J Ferreira… - Cretaceous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early–Late Cretaceous transition (late Albian–early Cenomanian;~ 100 Ma)
witnessed marked environmental changes and a deep reorganization of the marine fauna …
witnessed marked environmental changes and a deep reorganization of the marine fauna …
The Paleoneurology of Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia: Diverse Endocranial Anatomies of Secondarily Aquatic Diapsids
Most meso-and megapredatory niches across Mesozoic marine ecosystems were gradually
occupied by the secondarily aquatic Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Although their …
occupied by the secondarily aquatic Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Although their …