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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Filling the Corallian gap: New information on Late Jurassic marine reptile faunas from England [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2018 Two of the best known Mesozoic marine reptile assemblages can be found in units deposited in the Jurassic Sub-Boreal Seaway of the UK: the late Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay Formation (OCF) and Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation (KCF). They record two
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Geographic range extension of Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863 [PDF]
, 2019 Kinixys spekii has a wide distribution range across sub-Saharan Africa, having been reported from Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and ...
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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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Marine Reptiles of the United Arab Emirates
, 2023 AbstractWithin the waters of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there are nine sea snake species and five species of sea turtles, two of which (Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles) are breeding and forage residents and the remainder migrate to feed through UAE waters.
Fadi Yaghmour +3 more
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New perspectives on ancient marine reptiles [PDF]
Geological Magazine, 2013 Amniotes first invaded saline lagoons and coastal seaways towards the end of the Palaeozoic (Early Permian, ~ 280 Ma: Piñeiro et al. 2012), but by the dawn of the Mesozoic (Early–Middle Triassic, ~ 250–235 Ma: Rieppel, 2002; McGowan & Motani, 2003) they had achieved a diversity of specialized body-forms requisite for an obligate oceanic lifestyle ...
BENJAMIN P. KEAR, GRAHAM E. BUDD
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Continental, insular and coastal marine reptiles from the municipality of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2011 We present a list of the reptiles of the municipality of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, compiled through primary data (specimens gathered by the authors) and secondary data (specimens housed at museums and records available in literature). We record 51
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Marine RTDI Measure Interim Report 2000-2002 [PDF]
, 2002 The Marine RTDI Measure Programme, developed by the Marine Institute for and on behalf of the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources, is fully consistent with government strategy on marine resource development and builds on and develops
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Decapitation in the long-necked Triassic marine reptile Tanystropheus
Current Biology, 2023 Extreme neck elongation was a common evolutionary strategy among Mesozoic marine reptiles, occurring independently in several lineages1,2. Despite its evolutionary success, such an elongate neck might have been particularly susceptible to predation1, but direct evidence for this possibility has been lacking.
Spiekman, Stephan N. F., Mujal, Eudald
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Captive reptile mortality rates in the home and implications for the wildlife trade [PDF]
, 2015 The trade in wildlife and keeping of exotic pets is subject to varying levels of national and international regulation and is a topic often attracting controversy.
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