A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids
Elasmosaurids are one of the most abundant fossil marine reptile groups identified from the Upper Cretaceous strata of Antarctica. However, the documented record of intact elasmosaurid skull remains is scarce. In this study, we describe the first non-aristonectine elasmosaurid skeleton from Antarcti...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/133297 2023-10-09T21:47:14+02:00 A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids O'gorman, Jose Patricio Bona, Paula de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín Raffi, María Eugenia Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/133297 eng eng Taylor & Francis Ltd info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/03115518.2020.1824261 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03115518.2020.1824261?journalCode=talc20 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/133297 O'gorman, Jose Patricio; Bona, Paula; de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín; Raffi, María Eugenia; Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo; A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Alcheringa; 44; 4; 25-11-2020; 565-576 0311-5518 1752-0754 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ ANTARCTICA ELASMOSAURIDAE LÓPEZ DE BERTODANO FORMATION PLESIOSAURIA SEYMOUR (MARAMBIO) ISLAND https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2020.1824261 2023-09-24T19:20:18Z Elasmosaurids are one of the most abundant fossil marine reptile groups identified from the Upper Cretaceous strata of Antarctica. However, the documented record of intact elasmosaurid skull remains is scarce. In this study, we describe the first non-aristonectine elasmosaurid skeleton from Antarctica that preserves an associated lower jaw. This specimen displays a unique character state combination including three symphyseal alveoli, the angle between the mandibular rami exceeding 90 , and the absence of a ventral symphyseal sulcus or keel. This mandibular configuration has not been observed previously among elasmosaurids, prompting comparisons with other described examples and suggesting that mandibular morphology reached a variability peak during the Maastrichtian, which might be reflective of increased trophic diversity. Fil: O'gorman, Jose Patricio. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Bona, Paula. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina Fil: Raffi, María Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambientales y Recursos Naturales; Argentina Fil: Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Antártida Dirección Nacional del Antártico Instituto Antártico Argentino Tierra del Fuego CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Argentina Argentino Austral Marambio ENVELOPE(-56.750,-56.750,-64.283,-64.283) Seymour ENVELOPE(-56.767,-56.767,-64.283,-64.283) Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 44 4 565 576 |
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ANTARCTICA ELASMOSAURIDAE LÓPEZ DE BERTODANO FORMATION PLESIOSAURIA SEYMOUR (MARAMBIO) ISLAND https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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ANTARCTICA ELASMOSAURIDAE LÓPEZ DE BERTODANO FORMATION PLESIOSAURIA SEYMOUR (MARAMBIO) ISLAND https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 O'gorman, Jose Patricio Bona, Paula de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín Raffi, María Eugenia Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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ANTARCTICA ELASMOSAURIDAE LÓPEZ DE BERTODANO FORMATION PLESIOSAURIA SEYMOUR (MARAMBIO) ISLAND https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Elasmosaurids are one of the most abundant fossil marine reptile groups identified from the Upper Cretaceous strata of Antarctica. However, the documented record of intact elasmosaurid skull remains is scarce. In this study, we describe the first non-aristonectine elasmosaurid skeleton from Antarctica that preserves an associated lower jaw. This specimen displays a unique character state combination including three symphyseal alveoli, the angle between the mandibular rami exceeding 90 , and the absence of a ventral symphyseal sulcus or keel. This mandibular configuration has not been observed previously among elasmosaurids, prompting comparisons with other described examples and suggesting that mandibular morphology reached a variability peak during the Maastrichtian, which might be reflective of increased trophic diversity. Fil: O'gorman, Jose Patricio. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Bona, Paula. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina Fil: Raffi, María Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambientales y Recursos Naturales; Argentina Fil: Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de ... |
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O'gorman, Jose Patricio Bona, Paula de Los Reyes, Leonardo Martín Raffi, María Eugenia Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo |
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A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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A non-aristonectine plesiosaur from Antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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non-aristonectine plesiosaur from antarctica reveals new data on the mandibular symphysis of elasmosaurids |
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