The synonymy of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur (Squamata) genus Lakumasaurus from Antarctica with Taniwhasaurus from New Zealand and its bearing upon faunal similarity within the Weddellian Province

Geological Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-211

  Martin, James E ^a   Fernández, Marta ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Endemism; Late Cretaceous; Mosasaur; New Zealand; Synonymy

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DENTITION; DINOSAUR; ENDEMISM; FAUNA; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALASIA; JAMES ROSS ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ARISTONECTES; CARINAE; ELASMOSAURIDAE; MAUISAURUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; WEDDELLIA;

EID: 34247871487     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1066     Document Type: Article

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