Cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of Westbury, Wiltshire

A. Taylor, Michael; R. I. Cruickshank, A.

doi:10.1098/rstb.1993.0124

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Cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Pliosaurus brachyspondylus (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) from the Upper Jurassic of Westbury, Wiltshire

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences • Sep 29, 1993

Authors:

Michael A. Taylor

A. R. I. Cruickshank

Abstract

Abstract An exceptionally complete skull, mandible and other bones of Pliosaurus brachyspondyluswere collected from the Kimmeridge Clay of Westbury, Wiltshire, in 1980. The recovery and preparation of this large specimen required special techniques. The specimen is apparently part of a more complete...

Subject

Anatomy

Skull

Mandible (arthropod mouthpart)

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