PECULIAR PRESERVATION OF A JUVENILE PACHYPLEUROSAURID FROM BESANO (ITALY)

A small pachypleurosaurid collected in the Besano area of Italy, is described. A comparative analysis of size and proportions with other pachipleurosaurids suggest it represents a juvenile specimen of Neusticosaurus pusillus. The specimen represents a peculiar taphonomic case: the centra of the dors...

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Main Author: SILVIO RENESTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2006-11-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6347