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Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae
Taxonomy
Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae was named by Druckenmiller and Russell (2006). Its type specimen is TMP 98.49.02, a set of postcrania (Pectoral girdle, humeris and vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Syncrude Base Mine, West side, which is in an Albian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Clearwater Formation of Canada.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2006 | Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae Druckenmiller and Russell pp. 186-196 figs. 3-10 |
2019 | Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae O'Gorman |
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†Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae Druckenmiller and Russell 2006
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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P. S. Druckenmiller and A. P. Russell 2006 | Elasmosaurid plesiosaur possessing the following unique combination of character states: interclavicle rectangular with rounded corners and possessing a notch along either the anterior or posterior margin (orientation to be confirmed upon the discovery of articulated material); ventral ramus of scapula reaches midline but lacks a broad contact with its opposite; scapula with a prominent posteriorly directed prong extending toward the coracoid; well-developed midline contact between scapula and coracoid (pectoral bar) present in adult; presence of a well-developed anterior process of the coracoid along the midline, contributing extensively to the pectoral bar; coracoid of adult with a very prominent, ventrally extending midline process; cordiform intercoracoid vacuity fully enclosed posteriorly by coracoids; humerus with a pronounced postaxial accessory facet. |
Measurements
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Albian | Canada (Alberta) | Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae (type locality: 117448) |