Where: Manitoba, Canada (49.3° N, 98.2° W: paleocoordinates 53.7° N, 63.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Baculites obtusus ammonoid zone, Pembina Member (Pierre Shale Formation), Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• Radiometric age of 81 +/- 3 MA
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, bentonitic, black, carbonaceous shale
Size class: macrofossils
• "well-preserved but disarticulated skull including braincase and first three cervical vertebrae .... selenite-coated collection of isolated partial skull elements and right humerus"
Reposited in the TMP
Primary reference: T. Komishi and M. W. Caldwell. 2009. New material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):417-436 [M. Carrano/H. Street/F. Aspromonte]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96685: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 25.06.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Plioplatecarpus nichollsae" = Latoplatecarpus nichollsae
"Plioplatecarpus nichollsae" = Latoplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al. 2007 mosasaur TMP 83.24.01, skull
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