Late Cretaceous Plesiosaur Teeth from Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Vandermark, Deborah, Tarduno, John A., Brinkman, Donald B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Late Cretaceous; Axel Heiberg Island; elasmosaurids; paleoclimate; paleoenvironment; Crétacé supérieur; île Axel Heiberg; elasmosaures; paléoclimat; paléoenvironnement; Arctic; Canada; Découverte; Dent; Heiberg; La Dent; Les Dents; Nunavut; Arctique*; Île Axel Heiberg
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63428

We report the discovery of Late Cretaceous plesiosaur teeth from non-marine strata on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic. In comparison to other plesiosaur teeth, these specimens are most similar to the teeth of elasmosaurs: they have a smooth outer surface and crenulated inner surface,...