New marine reptile fossils from the Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) of Greenland

Knowledge about marine reptile diversity and disparity during the Late Jurassic is increasing. This contribution describes marine reptile skeletal elements (ichthyosaur and plesiosaur) from Kingofjeld mountain in NE Greenland. The assemblage is early Late Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) in age, and consis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geological magazine 2020-10, Vol.157 (10), p.1612-1621, Article 0016756819000724
Hauptverfasser:	Delsett, LL, Alsen, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic reptiles Arctic region assemblages Bernbjerg Formation Biogeography Boreal Realm Chordata Diapsida Exploration fossil localities Fossils Geology Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Greenland Ichthyosauria Jurassic Kingofjeld Kuhn Island marine environment Mesozoic Mountains Museums northeastern Greenland Original Article Oxfordian Paleoceanography paleoenvironment paleogeography Paleontology Physical Sciences Plesiosauria Reptiles Reptilia Sauropterygia Science & Technology skeletons Stratigraphy Tethys Tetrapoda Upper Jurassic Uppik Ravine Member Vertebrae Vertebrata vertebrate
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Zusammenfassung:	Knowledge about marine reptile diversity and disparity during the Late Jurassic is increasing. This contribution describes marine reptile skeletal elements (ichthyosaur and plesiosaur) from Kingofjeld mountain in NE Greenland. The assemblage is early Late Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) in age, and consists of c. 100 disarticulated skeletal elements. The location is of biogeographic importance as it was at the time situated between the Boreal realm and the Tethys Sea and is promising in terms of future prospecting.
ISSN:	0016-7568 1469-5081
DOI:	10.1017/S0016756819000724