Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae), from the Cape Lamb Member (lower maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Wedellian Elasmosauridae

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: O'gorman, Jose Patricio, Salgado, Leonardo, Olivero, Eduardo Bernardo, Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Subjects: ELASMOSAURIDAE; VEGASAURUS MOLYI NOV. GEN. ET SP; ARISTONECTINAE; SNOW HILL ISLAND FORMATION; ANTARCTICA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Austral; Argentina; Vega Island; Hill Island; Snow Hill Island; Cape Lamb; Olivero; Ross Archipelago; Snow Hill; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53416

A new elasmosaurid, Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov., from Vega Island, James Ross Archipelago, Antarctica, is described. The holotype and only specimen of this species (MLP 93-I-5-1) was collected from the lower Maastrichtian Cape Lamb Member of the Snow Hill Island Formation. Vegasaurus molyi is...