First evidence of a conical-toothed pliosaurid (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) in the Hauterivian of the Northern Calcareous Alps, AustriaстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:The first pliosaurid finding in Austria is described from the Lower Cretaceous (Hauterivian) pelagic to hemipelagic limestone succession of the Northern Calcareous Alps (Bajuvaric Langbath Zone). The isolated tooth crown originates from the upper Hauterivian Balearites balearis Zone (Balearites angulicostatus Subzone). The finding sheds light on the diversity and distribution of pliosaurids in the Lower Cretaceous, being only the second occurrence of conical-toothed pliosaurid in the Hauterivian worldwide and the first pliosaur from Austria. The pliosaur reported is the first from the entire northern, central and western Alpine chain, and the first evidence of Cretaceous pliosaurids from the entire Alpine arc.