Vegasaurus molyi gen. et sp. nov. (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae) from the Cape Lamb Member (lower Maastrichtian) of the Snow Hill Island Formation, Vega Island, Antarctica, and remarks on Weddellian Elasmosauridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e931285 . DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2014.9312...
—A new elasmosaurid, Vegasaurus molyi, gen. et sp. nov., from Vega Island, James Ross Archipelago, Antarctica, is described. The holotype and only specimen of this species (MLP 93-I-5-1) was collected from the lower Maastrichtian Cape Lamb Member of the Snow Hill Island Formation. ...
Vegasaurus molyiElasmosauridaePolycotylidaeBrachia plexusThe evolution of the axial skeleton of vertebrates, particularly regionalization and the changes in the limits of each region is yet to be completely understood. The features of this process are more difficult to follow in groups with strong...