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Anatomy and relationships of the bizarre Early Cretaceous pliosaurid Luskhan itilensis
Fischer, Valentin; Benson, Roger B J; Zverkov, Nikolay G et al.
2023In Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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Mots-clés :
Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Brachaucheniinae; Evolutionary rate; Extinction; marine reptiles; Plesiosauria; Sauropterygia
Résumé :
[en] Pliosaurid plesiosaurians are iconic marine reptiles that regulated marine trophic chains from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous. However, their evolution during the Cretaceous remains poorly documented. Recent discoveries from the Hauterivian–Aptian interval suggest that the radiation of brachaucheniine pliosaurids produced a wide disparity of forms following the Pliosaurus-dominated assemblages of the Late Jurassic. Among the most bizarre of these early brachaucheniines is Luskhan itilensis, from the Hauterivian of Russia. We describe the osteology of this tusked, longirostrine pliosaurid and discuss its possible behaviour by drawing comparisons with other marine amniotes possessing forward-pointing teeth. We take this opportunity to make extensive anatomical comparisons among Cretaceous pliosaurids, including previously overlooked cranial features. Bayesian inference of phylogenetic relationships of plesiosaurians reveals that the internal branches in Late Jurassic–Late Cretaceous pliosaurids have generally low rates of morphological evolution, indicating that the recently described Early Cretaceous pliosaurids have effectively bisected the long branch leading to the ‘classical’ brachaucheniines of the middle Cretaceous (Brachauchenius, Kronosaurus and Megacephalosaurus). Pliosaurids exhibit low evolutionary rates and a dwindling disparity before their extinction, mirroring the events seen, roughly at the same time, for ichthyosaurians.
Centre/Unité de recherche :
Geology - ULiège
Disciplines :
Zoologie
Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
Auteur, co-auteur :
Fischer, Valentin  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Evolution and diversity dynamics lab
Benson, Roger B J;  Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3AN , UK
Zverkov, Nikolay G ;  Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Pyzhevsky Lane 7, Moscow 119017 , Russia
Arkhangelsky, Maxim S;  Department of General Geology and Minerals, Saratov State University , A83 Astrakhanskaya Street, 410012 Saratov , Russia ; Department of Oil and Gas, Saratov State Technical University , 77 Politekhnicheskaya Street, 410054 Saratov , Russia
Stenshin, Ilya M;  Undory Paleontological Museum, Shkol’naya Ulitsa , 5 Undory, Ulyanovsk Oblast, 433340 , Russia
Uspensky, Gleb N;  Natural Science Museum, Ulyanovsk State University , Leo Tolstoy Street, Ulyanovsk 432000 , Russia
Prilepskaya, Natalya E;  A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 34 Vavilova Street, Moscow 119334 , Russia
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Anatomy and relationships of the bizarre Early Cretaceous pliosaurid Luskhan itilensis
Date de publication/diffusion :
16 mars 2023
Titre du périodique :
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
ISSN :
0024-4082
eISSN :
1096-3642
Maison d'édition :
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed vérifié par ORBi
Intitulé du projet de recherche :
SEASCAPE
Organisme subsidiant :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
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depuis le 16 mars 2023

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