The fossil register of plesiosaurs (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) in Peru

In this paper, the plesiosaur records for Peru are reviewed and material referring to plesiosauria deposited in the Natural History Museum of the UNMSM is described. The plesiosaur records of Peru are extended since the Valanginian-Hauterivian (Lower Cretaceous) to the Maastrictian (Upper Cretaceous...

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Autores: Meza-Velez, Ivan, O'Gorman, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/20467
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/20467
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Plesiosauria
Rentema
Morro Solar
Paita
Cretaceous
Cretácico
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Sumario:In this paper, the plesiosaur records for Peru are reviewed and material referring to plesiosauria deposited in the Natural History Museum of the UNMSM is described. The plesiosaur records of Peru are extended since the Valanginian-Hauterivian (Lower Cretaceous) to the Maastrictian (Upper Cretaceous). In relation to the taxonomic position, the material is attributable to Plesiosauria indet., Elasmosauridae indet., while the new material studied is possibly Pliosauroidea indet., and will be the first records of this group in Peru. Likewise, the Morro Solar plesiosaur is the only one from the Lower Cretaceous and the oldest in Peru.