First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia

New remains of plesiosaurs (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) found in a transported block correlated with upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) are describedherein. They were collected on the southern slopes of Sierra Dorotea located northeast of Puerto Natales (51 °41 '...

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Autores principales:	Otero,Rodrigo A, Suárez,Mario E, Le Roux,Jacobus P
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) 2009
Materias:	Plesiosaurs Elasmosauridae Maastrichtian Dorotea Formation Magallanes Chile
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-710620090002000082011-05-04First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean PatagoniaOtero,Rodrigo ASuárez,Mario ELe Roux,Jacobus P Plesiosaurs Elasmosauridae Maastrichtian Dorotea Formation Magallanes Chile New remains of plesiosaurs (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) found in a transported block correlated with upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) are describedherein. They were collected on the southern slopes of Sierra Dorotea located northeast of Puerto Natales (51 °41 '20,4"S, 72°26'07,4"W), Magallanes Región, Chile. This is the first disco very of the family Elasmosauridae in high latitudes of South America, complementing the previously known paleodistribution of this group in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic during the latest Cretaceous.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessServicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)Andean geology v.36 n.2 20092009-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062009000200008en10.4067/S0718-71062009000200008
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language	English
topic	Plesiosaurs Elasmosauridae Maastrichtian Dorotea Formation Magallanes Chile
spellingShingle	Plesiosaurs Elasmosauridae Maastrichtian Dorotea Formation Magallanes Chile Otero,Rodrigo A Suárez,Mario E Le Roux,Jacobus P First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
description	New remains of plesiosaurs (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) found in a transported block correlated with upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) are describedherein. They were collected on the southern slopes of Sierra Dorotea located northeast of Puerto Natales (51 °41 '20,4"S, 72°26'07,4"W), Magallanes Región, Chile. This is the first disco very of the family Elasmosauridae in high latitudes of South America, complementing the previously known paleodistribution of this group in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic during the latest Cretaceous.
author	Otero,Rodrigo A Suárez,Mario E Le Roux,Jacobus P
author_facet	Otero,Rodrigo A Suárez,Mario E Le Roux,Jacobus P
author_sort	Otero,Rodrigo A
title	First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
title_short	First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
title_full	First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
title_fullStr	First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed	First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia
title_sort	first record of elasmosaurid plesiosaurs (sauropterygia: plesiosauria) in upper levels of the dorotea formation, late cretaceous (maastrichtian), puerto natales, chilean patagonia
publisher	Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)
publishDate	2009
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062009000200008
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First record of Elasmosaurid Plesiosaurs (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in upper levels of the Dorotea Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Puerto Natales, Chilean Patagonia

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