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
Reassessment of cf. Plotosaurus from the upper Maastrichtian of Chile, with comments on the South American distribution of halisaurine mosasaurs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.06.008
Abstract: Abstract The reassessment of a lower jaw fragment of a mosasaur from the upper Maastrichtian of central Chile (Q.3105) indicates that the specimen does not belong to Plotosaurus, as previously suggested by Frey et al. in… read more here.
Keywords: reassessment; chile; halisaurine; plotosaurus ... See more keywords
Depositional sequences and sea-level changes of the upper Maastrichtian-middle Eocene succession in central Jordan: Evidence from foraminiferal biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103663
Abstract: Abstract The qualitative and quantitative analyses of the foraminiferal assemblages from the upper Maastrichtian -middle Eocene succession at Jabal Ghuzayma section (central Jordan) is utilized to evaluate the biostratigraphic framework and the prevailing paleoenvironments. Nine… read more here.
Keywords: maastrichtian middle; upper maastrichtian; eocene succession; middle eocene ... See more keywords
A new Idalina (Milioloidea, benthic Foraminifera) and some associated fauna from the upper Maastrichtian Tarbur Formation of SW Iran
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2019.1663842
Abstract: ABSTRACT The upper Maastrichtian Tarbur Formation of the Zagros Zone, SW Iran, contains a rich assemblage of larger benthic Foraminifera including agglutinating, porcelaneous, and lamellar-perforate taxa. The occurrence of such a diversified foraminiferal fauna represents… read more here.
Keywords: tarbur; tarbur formation; upper maastrichtian; foraminifera ... See more keywords
Latest Cretaceous eggshell assemblage from the Willow Creek Formation (upper Maastrichtian-lower Paleocene) of Alberta, Canada reveals higher dinosaur diversity than represented by skeletal remains
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DOI: 10.1139/cjes-2016-0080
Abstract: The Willow Creek Formation (upper Maastrichtian – lower Paleocene) of southwestern Alberta is a poorly fossiliferous formation that preserves a low end-Cretaceous dinosaur diversity compared with most correlative terrestrial deposits in the North American Western… read more here.
Keywords: willow creek; upper maastrichtian; formation; creek formation ... See more keywords