Near Milton: Santonian, North Dakota
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Platecarpus sp.
Cope 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| hind paddle | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Dakota | County: | Cavalier |
| Coordinates: | 48.6° North, 98.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 50.8° North, 60.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Santonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 86.30000 - 83.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | chalk |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Abundance in sediment: | rare |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 1 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 107427 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | H. Street |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-04-08 06:34:34 | Last modified: | 2023-08-02 07:53:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-04-08 06:34:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information