The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur

A vertebra from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, eastern Paris Basin), previously identified as the first caudal of a sauropod dinosaur, is shown to be a dorsal vertebra of a large pliosaur. The specimen resembles vertebrae from the Albian of England and eastern France that have been referred...

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Main Authors: Buffetaut Eric, Colleté Claude, Dubus Bruno, Petit Jean-Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Carnets de Geologie 2005-09-01
Series:Carnets de Géologie
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Online Access:http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2005_L01/index.html