The oldest plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner, Tiago Rodrigues Simões, Douglas Riff, Orlando Grillo, Pedro Romano, Helder de Paula, Renato Ramos, Marcelo Carvalho, Juliana Sayão, Gustavo Oliveira, Taissa Rodrigues
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2011
• Subjects: James Ross Island; Antarctica; plesiosauria; Late Cretaceous; Museu Nacional; oldest; geo; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Hill Island; Lachman; Lachman Crags; Ross Island; Snow Hill; Snow Hill Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.7265; https://doaj.org/article/4551190776d14f62ab1afea3642a3642

Antarctic plesiosaurs are known from the Upper Cretaceous López de Bertodano and Snow Hill Island formations (Campanian to upper Maastrichtian), which crop out within the James Ross Basin region of the Antarctic Peninsula. Here we describe the first plesiosaur fossils from the Lachman Crags Member o...