Alexandronectes zealandiensis gen. et sp nov., a new aristonectineplesiosaur from the lower maa strichtian of New Zealand

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: Otero, Rodrigo A., O'Gorman, Jose P., Hiller, Norton, O'Keefe, F. Robin, Fordyce, R. Ewan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; New Zealand; Conway; Antarc*; antartic*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2015.1054494; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/141908

A fragmentary plesiosaur skull from lower Maastrichtian levels of the Conway Formation, New Zealand, is redescribed. Originally regarded as pertaining to two separate individuals, we argue that they represent a single individual belonging to a new aristonectine elasmosaurid, Alexandronectes zealandi...