A pathological scapula in a mosasaur from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica: Evidence of infectious arthritis and spondyloarthropathy

• Published in: Cretaceous Research
• Main Authors: Talevi, Marianella, Rothschild, Bruce, Fernández, Marta Susana, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo, Mitidieri, Matías
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; CRETACEOUS; MARINE REPTILE; PATHOLOGY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentino; Argentina; Fossa; Rothschild; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/125089

We describe infectious arthritis and spondyloarthropathy in a juvenile mosasaur recovered from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica, representing the first report of a skeletal pathology of a mosasaur from the southern hemisphere. Macroscopic examination of the scapula revealed a remodelled, deeply...