A new species of the plesiosaur genus Polycotylus from the Upper Cretaceous of the southern Urals

• Published in: Paleontological journal Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 494 - 503
• Main Authors: Efimov, V. M., Meleshin, I. A., Nikiforov, A. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.09.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cretaceous; Cretaceous period; Discovery and exploration; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Jurassic period; Paleontology; Russia, Ural Mts; North America; plesiosaurs; Orenburg Region; southern Urals; Polycotylidae; Late Cretaceous; Russia; Izhberda

The most complete specimen of the plesiosaur genus Polycotylus from the Upper Cretaceous of the southern Urals is described. This specimen has much in common with the species P. latipinnis described from North America, but differs in the limb structure and cranial bones, so that it is assigned to a...