The First Representative of the Ichthyosaur Genus Platypterygius from the Albian of Western Kazakhstan
Yakupova J.B. Akhmedenov K.M.
August 2024
Paleontological Journal
2024#58Issue 4445 - 456 pp.
Abstract: An incomplete skeleton of a large ichthyosaur is described from the Upper Albian Substage of the Mangystau region of Western Kazakhstan. It consists of fragments of cranial bones (including a quadrate bone), fragments of the parietal, supratemporal, and maxillary bones, teeth, and a significant part of the spinal column of 38 vertebrae, as well as fragments of neural arches and ribs. The shape of the quadrate bone and strong teeth with a square root in cross section suggest that this find belongs to the genus Platypterygius.
Albian Stage , Cretaceous , Mangyshlak , Platypterygius , Western Kazakhstan
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Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, 420008, Russian Federation
Utemisov West Kazakhstan University, Uralsk, 090000, Kazakhstan
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Utemisov West Kazakhstan University
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