A plesiosaur from the Linksfield erratic (Rhaetian, Upper Triassic) near Elgin, Morayshire
- 10 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Scottish Journal of Geology
- Vol. 29 (2) , 191-196
- https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg29020191
Abstract
Synopsis: An apparent series of eight plesiosaurian cervical vertebrae and an isolated tooth are described from the Rhaetian (or possibly Lower Jurassic) erratic block at Linksfield, Elgin, Morayshire. The vertebrae are comparable to Rhaetian and Hettangian material from SW England, especially the Rhaetian species Plesiosaurus costatus Owen, 1840 and Plesiosaurus rugosus Owen, 1840. The vertebrae comprise a rare occurrence of associated Rhaetian plesiosaurian skeletal material.Keywords
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