Microcleidus melusinae, a new plesiosaurian (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Toarcian of Luxembourg
International audience ; Most of the known and most-complete Early Jurassic specimens of plesiosaurians were recovered from the United Kingdom and Germany, and few specimens from that age originate from other areas in Europe. This study describes a new plesiosaurian taxon from Toarcian deposits of Luxem-bourg, Microcleidus melusinae, represented by the most complete skeleton ever discovered from this country. A preliminary phylogenetic analysis places Microcleidus melusinae within Microcleididae, as a sister taxon of the species previously included in the genus Microcleidus. The new specimen s... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
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Schlagwörter: | Jurassic / Luxembourg / Microcleidus / Microcleididae / Plesiosauria / Toarcian / [SDU.STU.PG]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Paleontology / [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics / Phylogenetics and taxonomy |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28694521 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02298448 |