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Description of ichthyosaur remains from the Lower Cretaceous Agrio Formation (Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina) and their paleobiological implications
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018-09)
Ichthyosaur remains from the Lower Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina, are herein described and put into the broader context of their mode of occurrence and facies relationships. The ichthyosaur material ...
Bridging the southern gap: First definitive evidence of Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from Antarctica and their dispersion routes
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2021-08)
New ichthyosaur remains from the Upper Jurassic of Antarctica, recovered from the Ameghino (=Nordenskjöld) Formation are described. These three new specimens represent the first unambiguous records of ichthyosaurs in this ...
Microanatomy and histology of the distal limb elements of Ophthalmosaurids from the Middle Jurassic to the Lower Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
One of the most significant morphological modifications in numerous tetrapod lineages in their secondary adaptation to life in open marine environment is the transformation of the limb into fins. The loss of perichondral ...
Catutosaurus gaspariniae , gen. et sp. nov. (Ichthyosauria, Thunnosauria) of the Upper Jurassic of Patagonia and the evolution of the ophthalmosaurids
(Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2021-06-11)
Thunnosaurian ichthyosaurs were one of the most successful lineages of Mesozoic tetrapods in terms of adaptation to a pelagic lifestyle. Among them, the ophthalmosaurids are of particular interest. Their fossils document ...