References
Reference
Smith, Adam Stuart (2007) The back-to-front plesiosaur Cryptoclidus (Apractocleidus) aldingeri from the Kimmeridgian of Milne Land, Greenland; Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 55, pp.1-7
The back-to-front plesiosaur Cryptoclidus (Apractocleidus) aldingeri from the Kimmeridgian of Milne Land, Greenland
Principal Author
Adam Stuart Smith
Header
Academic paper
Journal
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
Volume
55
Pages
1-7
Abstract
In 1935, Von Huene identified the partial skeleton of a fossil reptile from the Kimmeridgian of Milne Land, Greenland, as part of a plesiosaur. This specimen was used as the holotype of Cryptoclidus (Apractoclidus) czldingeri, but was interpreted erroneously. The specimen is here reinterpreted and described as the pectoral region and posterior portion of the neck. The specimen is not diagnostic past the level of family, and is regarded as Cryptoclididae indet � the species aldingeri therefore becomes a nomen dubium.
Keywords
Plesiosaur, Greenland, Cryptoclidus, Von Huene, Jurassic
Language
English