Albertonectes vanderveldei
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Albertonectes
Species: †Albertonectes vanderveldei
Name
[edit]Holotype: TMP 2007.011.0001, 132 vertebrae from atlas-axis complex to fused posterior caudals, pectoral girdle, incomplete pelvic girdle, almost complete fore- and hind limbs, disarticulated ribs, a gastralium, and at least 97 gastroliths.
Type locality and horizon: “About 150 meters south of St. Mary River, near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (49º31'14"N, 112º53'31"W). The only specimen is from the Upper Cretaceous, in the middle upper Campanian of the Bearpaw Formation.”
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Kubo, T., Mitchell, M.T. & Henderson, D.M. 2012. Albertonectes vanderveldei, a new elasmosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3): 557–572. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.658124 Reference page.