First occurrence of a Tylosaurinae mosasaur from the Turonian of the Central Apennines, Italy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.001
Abstract: Abstract During the Late Cretaceous mosasaurs experienced a very rapid diversification, and inhabited almost the whole globe, especially in ancient coastal marine environments and subtropical epicontinental seas. Occurrences of mosasaurs as both complete and fragmentary… read more here.
Keywords: tylosaurinae mosasaur; mosasaur turonian; occurrence tylosaurinae; mosasaur ... See more keywords
A pathological scapula in a mosasaur from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica: Evidence of infectious arthritis and spondyloarthropathy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.03.024
Abstract: Abstract We describe infectious arthritis and spondyloarthropathy in a juvenile mosasaur recovered from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica, representing the first report of a skeletal pathology of a mosasaur from the southern hemisphere. Macroscopic examination… read more here.
Keywords: arthritis spondyloarthropathy; maastrichtian antarctica; mosasaur; upper maastrichtian ... See more keywords