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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| author | Buffetaut Eric Colleté Claude Dubus Bruno Petit Jean-Louis |
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| description | 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 to the pliosaur Polyptychodon, a taxon in need of revision. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d48b81c0e9714b528f44b19bca11ac932023-09-02T21:40:16ZengAssociation Carnets de GeologieCarnets de Géologie1765-25531634-07442005-09-01CG2005L01The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaurBuffetaut EricColleté ClaudeDubus BrunoPetit Jean-LouisA 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 to the pliosaur Polyptychodon, a taxon in need of revision.http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2005_L01/index.htmlVertebraCretaceousFrancePlesiosauriaSauropoda |
| spellingShingle | Buffetaut Eric Colleté Claude Dubus Bruno Petit Jean-Louis The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur Carnets de Géologie Vertebra Cretaceous France Plesiosauria Sauropoda |
| title | The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur |
| title_full | The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur |
| title_fullStr | The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur |
| title_short | The ''sauropod'' from the Albian of Mesnil-Saint-Père (Aube, France): a pliosaur, not a dinosaur |
| title_sort | sauropod from the albian of mesnil saint pere aube france a pliosaur not a dinosaur |
| topic | Vertebra Cretaceous France Plesiosauria Sauropoda |
| url | http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2005_L01/index.html |
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