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

ABSTRACT—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. Vegasauru...

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Main Authors: O’Gorman, José P., Salgado, Leonardo, Olivero, Eduardo B., Marenssi, Sergio A.
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Subjects:
Inorganic Chemistry
FOS Chemical sciences
Developmental Biology
Biological Sciences
Ecology
FOS Biological sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
Physiology
Antarctic
Cape Lamb
Hill Island
Ross Archipelago
Snow Hill
Snow Hill Island
Vega Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1422121
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