References
Reference
Hopley, Philip J. (2000) A New Plesiosaurid Specimen from the Sinemurian, Lower Jurassic, of Southern England; Dorset Proceedings, 122, pp.129-138
A New Plesiosaurid Specimen from the Sinemurian, Lower Jurassic, of Southern England
Principal Author
Philip J. Hopley
Header
Academic paper
Journal
Dorset Proceedings
Volume
122
Pages
129-138
Abstract
A sequence of twenty-eight cervical and dorsal vertebrae of 'Plesiosaurus sp. from the Sinemurian of southern England are figured and described. This adult individual (BRSUG 26539) exhibits unusual features such as dorsal neural spine cavities and cervical rib processes but the taxonomic significance of these characters is currently uncertain. An analysis of Vertebral Length Index (VLI) in Lower Jurassic Plesiosaurs shows taxonomic potential, but has proved inconclusive in the present study.
Language
English