The first plesiosaurian (Sauropterygia, Pliosauridae) remains described from the Jurassic of Poland

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    Abstract

    Plesiosaur remains are rare in Poland. The first confidently documented occurrence
    of the group from the Jurassic of Poland is reported. The specimens comprise
    three isolated teeth of a pliosaurid (Pliosauridae, Thalassophonea). These were found in Upper Jurassic (lower Oxfordian) sediments and were collected from Zalas Quarry, near Kraków, in southern Poland. Fossils from the vicinity of the Zalas area have been collected since the 1800s, yet no report of vertebrate remains has previously been
    described.


    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages8
    JournalPalaeontologia Electronica
    Volume18
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • Poland
    • pliosaurid
    • Plesiosauria
    • marine reptile
    • Upper Jurassic
    • Oxfordian

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