List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Platecarpus (Holosaurus) abruptus
Marsh 1880
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Platecarpus tympaniticus | ||||||||||
| University of Missouri No. 586 V.P. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Logan |
| Coordinates: | 38.8° North, 100.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.6° North, 66.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | chalk |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 1 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | A. Glines |
Metadata
| Database number: | 107339 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | H. Street |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-04-05 05:13:56 | Last modified: | 2011-08-05 12:47:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-04-05 05:13:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35724. | M. G. Mehl. 1930. A new genus of mosasaurs from Mexico, and notes on the pelvic girdle of Platecarpus. Denison University Bulletin, Journal of the Scientific Laboratories 29(10):383-400 [M. Carrano/H. Street/M. Carrano] |