Woolungasaurus ('Woolunga lizard', named after an Aboriginal mythical reptile, Persson 1960) is a dubious genus of plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile, belonging to the Elasmosauridae.
The type species, Woolungasaurus glendowerensis, was named after Glendower Station by Per Ove Persson in 1960,[1] is known from a partial skeleton, holotypeQM F6890, (forty-six vertebrae, ribs, forearms, shoulder girdle and part of the rear limbs) unearthed from the Wallumbilla Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous) of the Richmond District, Queensland, Australia. Another find of undetermined species, consisting of twelve vertebrae, was unearthed from the Maree Formation (Cretaceous, of uncertain age) of Neales River, near Lake Eyre, South Australia. A skull formerly referred to this genus from Yambore Creek, near Maxwelton, Queensland, is now the holotype of Eromangasaurus.
However, because of the uninformative, flawed diagnosis of Persson (1960), Welles (1962) considered Woolungasaurus a nomen dubium.[2][3] In 2004, the genus was referred to Styxosaurus by Sven Sachs in 2004.[2] Kear (2005) disagreed with this view and followed the interpretation by Welles (1962), rendering the genus to be an indeterminate elasmosaurid.[3]
^ abSachs, S., 2004, "Redescription of Woolungasaurus glendowerensis (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Northeast Queensland", Memoirs of the Queensland Museum49(2): 713-731
^ abBenjamin P. Kear (2005). "A new elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (4): 792–805. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0792:ANEPFT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86297695.
Referencesedit
Long, J.A. 1998. Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand. UNSW Press.
October 27, 2023
woolungasaurus, confused, with, wulagasaurus, woolunga, lizard, named, after, aboriginal, mythical, reptile, persson, 1960, dubious, genus, plesiosaur, extinct, marine, reptile, belonging, elasmosauridae, temporal, range, early, cretaceous, preꞒ, nholotype, pa. Not to be confused with Wulagasaurus Woolungasaurus Woolunga lizard named after an Aboriginal mythical reptile Persson 1960 is a dubious genus of plesiosaur an extinct marine reptile belonging to the Elasmosauridae WoolungasaurusTemporal range Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NHolotype paddleScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaSuperorder SauropterygiaOrder PlesiosauriaFamily ElasmosauridaeGenus WoolungasaurusP O Persson 1960Species Woolungasaurus glendowerensis Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Life restorationThe type species Woolungasaurus glendowerensis was named after Glendower Station by Per Ove Persson in 1960 1 is known from a partial skeleton holotype QM F6890 forty six vertebrae ribs forearms shoulder girdle and part of the rear limbs unearthed from the Wallumbilla Formation Albian Lower Cretaceous of the Richmond District Queensland Australia Another find of undetermined species consisting of twelve vertebrae was unearthed from the Maree Formation Cretaceous of uncertain age of Neales River near Lake Eyre South Australia A skull formerly referred to this genus from Yambore Creek near Maxwelton Queensland is now the holotype of Eromangasaurus nbsp Assigned paddle Science Museum of MinnesotaHowever because of the uninformative flawed diagnosis of Persson 1960 Welles 1962 considered Woolungasaurus a nomen dubium 2 3 In 2004 the genus was referred to Styxosaurus by Sven Sachs in 2004 2 Kear 2005 disagreed with this view and followed the interpretation by Welles 1962 rendering the genus to be an indeterminate elasmosaurid 3 See also edit nbsp Paleontology portalList of plesiosaur genera Timeline of plesiosaur researchNotes edit Persson P O 1960 Lower Cretaceous Plesiosaurians Reptilia from Australia Lunds Universitets Arsskrift 56 12 1 23 a b Sachs S 2004 Redescription of Woolungasaurus glendowerensis Plesiosauria Elasmosauridae from the Lower Cretaceous of Northeast Queensland Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49 2 713 731 a b Benjamin P Kear 2005 A new elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland Australia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 4 792 805 doi 10 1671 0272 4634 2005 025 0792 ANEPFT 2 0 CO 2 S2CID 86297695 References editLong J A 1998 Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand UNSW Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woolungasaurus amp oldid 1178419907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
