Journal article
Cranial anatomy of Thalassiodracon hawkinsii (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Early Jurassic of Somerset, United Kingdom
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The taxonomy and systematics of the earliest plesiosaurians is poorly resolved. This limits our understanding of the diversification of one of the most successful clades of secondarily aquatic tetrapods. Here we provide a robust diagnosis of Thalassiodracon hawkinsii from the Pre-planorbis Beds (Triassic-Jurassic boundary interval) of the United Kingdom, and suggest that at least two other, previously unrecognized plesiosaurians are present in the same deposits. Computed tomography of an exce...
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- Journal:
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 562-574
- Publication date:
- 2011-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1937-2809
- ISSN:
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0272-4634
- Source identifiers:
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385478
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:385478
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:385478
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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