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Short Note: Second Jurassic marine reptile from the Antarctic Peninsula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2008

Daniel C.H. Hikuroa
Daniel C.H. Hikuroa*
Affiliation:
School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science Institute of Earth Science and Engineering, University of Auckland, PO Box 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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d.hikuroa@auckland.ac.nz
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Except for the rich record from the Neuquen Basin (e.g. Gasparini & Fernández 2006), Jurassic southern Gondwanan marine reptiles are relatively rare. A tooth discovered in the Bean Peaks, Ellsworth Land, Antarctic Peninsula (Fig. 1) represents the southernmost, and only the second record of Jurassic marine reptiles from the Antarctic Peninsula. Comprising a single, incomplete tooth, the specimen is unable to be assigned to a species, but the paucity of Gondwanan Jurassic marine reptile material means this find adds significant palaeobiogeographical information.

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Earth Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 169 - 170
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2009

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