The cranial anatomy and relationships of Cardiocorax mukulu (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from Bentiaba, Angola.
We report a new specimen of the plesiosaur Cardiocorax mukulu that includes the most complete plesiosaur skull from sub-Saharan Africa. The well-preserved three-dimensional nature of the skull offers rare insight into the cranial anatomy of elasmosaurid plesiosaurians. The new specimen of Cardiocora...
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Autores principales: | Miguel P Marx, Octávio Mateus, Michael J Polcyn, Anne S Schulp, A Olímpio Gonçalves, Louis L Jacobs |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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