Name - Elasmosaurus platyurus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:446734 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Elasmosaurus platyurus Cope 1868

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Recent Publications

• Bonehead mistakes: the background in scientific literature and illustrations for Edward Drinker Copes first restoration of Elasmosaurus platyurus.
• Revised Vertebral Count in the 'Longest-Necked Vertebrate'' Elasmosaurus platyurus Cope 1868, and Clarification of the Cervical-Dorsal Transition in Plesiosauria.
• Captain Theophilus H. Turner and the unlikely discovery of Elasmosaurus platyurus.
• Scattered and shattered: A brief history of the early methods of digging, preserving and transporting Kansas fossils.
• How Elongated? The Pattern of Elongation of Cervical Centra of Elasmosaurus platyurus with Comments on Cervical Elongation Patterns among Plesiosauromorphs.

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