Aristonectes quiriquinensis, sp. nov., a new highly derived elasmosaurid from the upper Maastrichtian of central Chile

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: Otero, Rodrigo A., Soto Acuña, Sergio, O'Keefe, Frank Robin, O'gorman, Jose Patricio, Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang, Suárez, Mario E., Rubilar-Rogers, David, Salazar, Christian, Quinzio Sinn, Luis Arturo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Subjects: Aristonectes Quiriquinensis; Maastrichtiano; Quiriquina Formation; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Acuña; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/79718

This paper describes a new species of elasmosaurid plesiosaur, Aristonectes quiriquinensis, sp. nov., based on a partial skeleton recovered from upper Maastrichtian beds of the Quiriquina Formation of central Chile. The material described here consists of two skeletons, one collected near the villag...