Plioplatecarpus primaevus Russell, 1967: A: Vertebra

Object Details

Geologic Age: Mesozoic - Cretaceous - Late - Campanian
Record Last Modified: 17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology: Axial elements, vertebra-(3), Appendicular elements, scapula-(2), left clavicle, right quadrate
Stratigraphy: Pierre Sh - De Grey Mbr

Collection Date: 28 Jul 1948

Collector: D. R. Crandell

Place: Hughes County, South Dakota, United States, North America

See more items in: Paleogeneral; Types: Reptiles/Amphibians; Reptilia Primary Type; Paleobiology

Published Name: Plioplatecarpus primaevus Russell, 1967

Data Source: NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

USNM Number: V18254

Type Citation: Russell. 1967. Yale Univ.Peabody Mus.Nat.Hist.Bull. 23 159-160, tf.87.
Type Status: holotype

Taxonomy: Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Lepidosauria Sauria Mosasauridae

Record ID: nmnhpaleobiology_3448813

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33871f8b6-071f-451d-923f-a12e8cfde755

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