Where: Fresno County, California (36.3° N, 120.6° W: paleocoordinates 42.3° N, 96.1° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Tierra Loma Shale Member (Moreno Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; silty shale
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the CIT, UCMP
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: J. Lindgren, M. W. Caldwell, and J. W. Jagt. 2008. New data on the postcranial anatomy of the California mosasaur Plotosaurus bennisoni (Camp, 1942) (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian), and the taxonomic status of P. tuckeri (Camp, 1942). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):1043-1054 [M. Carrano/H. Street/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96736: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 29.06.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Plotosaurus bennisoni Camp 1942 mosasaur |