Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia—an overview of research to date
Poropat, SF, Martin, SK, Tosolini, A.-MP, Wagstaff, BE, Bean, LB, Kear, BP, Vickers-Rich, P.
& Rich, TH, May 2018. Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia—an …
& Rich, TH, May 2018. Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia—an …
The locomotory apparatus and paraxial swimming in fossil and living marine reptiles: comparing Nothosauroidea, Plesiosauria, and Chelonioidea
A Krahl - PalZ, 2021 - Springer
The terrestrial origins of the diapsid Sauropterygia and Testudines are uncertain, with the
latter being highly controversially discussed to this day. For only 15 Ma, Nothosauroidea …
latter being highly controversially discussed to this day. For only 15 Ma, Nothosauroidea …
The rise of macropredatory pliosaurids near the Early-Middle Jurassic transition
The emergence of gigantic pliosaurid plesiosaurs reshaped the trophic structure of
Mesozoic marine ecosystems, and established an~ 80 million-year (Ma) dynasty of …
Mesozoic marine ecosystems, and established an~ 80 million-year (Ma) dynasty of …
Giant pliosaurids (Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous peri-Gondwanan seas of Colombia and Australia
LF Noè, M Gómez-Pérez - Cretaceous Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Kronosaurus boyacensis is the most famous and most important Lower Cretaceous marine
reptile fossil recovered from the Villa de Leyva region of Boyacá, Colombia, northern South …
reptile fossil recovered from the Villa de Leyva region of Boyacá, Colombia, northern South …
Increased pliosaurid dental disparity across the Jurassic–Cretaceous transition
Pliosaurid marine reptiles played important roles in marine food chains from the Middle
Jurassic to the middle Cretaceous, frequently as apex predators. The evolution of …
Jurassic to the middle Cretaceous, frequently as apex predators. The evolution of …
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 …
Estimating the evolutionary rates in mosasauroids and plesiosaurs: discussion of niche occupation in Late Cretaceous seas
Observations of temporal overlap of niche occupation among Late Cretaceous marine
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
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 …
A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation
Plesiosaurian marine reptiles evolved a wide range of body shapes during the Jurassic and
Cretaceous, including long-necked forms. Many Late Cretaceous members of the clade …
Cretaceous, including long-necked forms. Many Late Cretaceous members of the clade …
A 'long-forgotten'plesiosaur provides evidence of large-bodied rhomaleosaurids in the Middle Jurassic of Germany
Described in 1858, Trematospondylus macrocephalus is one of the earliest established
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …