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First three-dimensional skull of the Middle Triassic mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon fraasi from Svalbard, Norway [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 The marine Middle Triassic sediments of Svalbard are rich in fossiliferous material and are particularly well-known for marine reptile fossils. Here, we present a new specimen of the small-bodied mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon fraasi from the ...
AUBREY JANE ROBERTS +2 more
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Osteology and phylogeny of Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019 Phylogenetic relationships within the important ichthyosaur family Ophthalmosauridae are not well established, and more specimens and characters, especially from the postcranial skeleton, are needed.
Lene L. Delsett +3 more
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Biological Reviews, Volume 96, Issue 5, Page 2229-2257, October 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT The morphology of the temporal region in the tetrapod skull traditionally has been a widely discussed feature of vertebrate anatomy. The evolution of different temporal openings in Amniota (mammals, birds, and reptiles), Lissamphibia (frogs, salamanders, and caecilians), and several extinct tetrapod groups has sparked debates on the ...
Pascal Abel, Ingmar Werneburg
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Ichthyosauria de Blainville 1835
, 2023 Ichthyosauria gen. et sp. indet. (Fig. 4) MATERIAL. — 001-Pad1, 001-Pad2, 001-Pad3, 001-Pad4, 001- Pad5: nine articulated anterior caudal centra and an isolated centrum fragment. LOCALITY AND HORIZON. — Paderna (Neviano degli Arduini municipality, Parma Province), Termina valley; “ Argille Varicolori della Val Samoggia ” Formation (AVS); lower Aptian ...
Freschi, Alessandro +6 more
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A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic of Owadów-Brzezinki Quarry, Poland [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016 A new Late Jurassic ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur Cryopterygius kielanae sp. nov. is described from carbonate deposits of Owadów-Brzezinki Quarry, Central Poland, corresponding in age to the Agardhfjellet Formation (Tithonian, Middle Volgian) of the ...
Daniel Tyborowski
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Geosciences, 2022 Large vertebrate carcasses contain significant amounts of nutrients that upon death are transferred from the water column to the benthos, enriching the immediate environment.
Erin E. Maxwell +5 more
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A Phalarodon (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from the Middle Triassic of Svalbard [PDF]
Norwegian Journal of Geology, 2016 A new specimen of Phalarodon from the Middle Triassic Botneheia Formation on Svalbard, although not complete, is well preserved with both cranial and postcranial elements. Uncompressed preservation of the rostrum reveals the dental groove divided by alveolar bone between the teeth.
Økland, Inghild Halvorsen +3 more
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A new species of mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Luxi County, Yunnan Province, South China [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica PolonicaIchthyosaurs, an iconic lineage of Mesozoic marine reptiles, were an important component of recovering ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction event.
YE-WEI FANG +2 more
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New data on the ichthyosaur Platypterygius hercynicus and its implications for the validity of the genus [PDF]
, 2011 The description of a nearly complete skull from the late Albian of northwestern France reveals previously unknown anatomical features of Platypterygius hercynicus (Kuhn 1946), and of European Cretaceous ichthyosaurs in general.
Appleby R.M. +37 more
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The completeness of the fossil record of plesiosaurs, marine reptiles from the Mesozoic [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2017 Plesiosaurs were a highly successful group of marine reptiles occurring worldwide in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, but to date few studies have focused on their preservation through time.
Samuel L. Tutin, Richard J. Butler
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