First Plesiosaurian record (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) from the La Herradura formation, (Valanginian–Hauterivian), Morro Solar, Peru

Iván Meza-Vélez; José P. O'Gorman

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104247

First Plesiosaurian record (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) from the La Herradura formation, (Valanginian–Hauterivian), Morro Solar, Peru

Iván Meza-Vélez, José P. O'Gorman

Museo de Historia Natural

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Abstract

We report the first plesiosaur remains (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from Peru, recovered from Lower Cretaceous rocks cropping out in Morro Solar, within Lima city (La Herradura Formation, Valanginian–Hauterivian). The material is restricted to an undetermined propodium, fragmentary vertebrae and ilium, being identified as a Plesiosauria, with putative affinities to Leptocleididae or Elasmosauridae. This record provides further data on the group in the Southeastern Pacific.

Original language	American English
Journal	Cretaceous Research
Volume	106
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104247
State	Published - 1 Feb 2020

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La Herradura formation
Lower Cretaceous
Morro Solar
Peru
Plesiosauria

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First Plesiosaurian record (Diapsida; Sauropterygia) from the La Herradura formation, (Valanginian–Hauterivian), Morro Solar, Peru

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