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Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis
Taxonomy
Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis was named by Jiménez-Huidobro et al. (2018). Its type specimen is RSM P2588.1, a skeleton (moderately complete and articulated skull associated with a quite complete disarticulated postcranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herbert Ferry, which is in a Campanian marine claystone in the Bearpaw Shale Formation of Canada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis Jiménez-Huidobro et al. |
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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.
†Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis Jiménez-Huidobro et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gervais 1852 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis (type locality: 194177) |