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Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

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
YearName and author
2006Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae Druckenmiller and Russell pp. 186-196 figs. 3-10
2019Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae O'Gorman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyElasmosauridaeCope 1869
genusWapuskanectes
speciesbetsynichollsae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae Druckenmiller and Russell 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. S. Druckenmiller and A. P. Russell 2006Elasmosaurid 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
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
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
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Canada (Alberta) Wapuskanectes betsynichollsae (type locality: 117448)