Also known as James Ross Island, Lakumasaurus antarcticus type locality
Where: Antarctica (63.9° S, 57.9° W: paleocoordinates 61.8° S, 68.5° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Gamma Member (Snow Hill Island Formation), Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)
• upper part of Gamma Member
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•Originally regarded as from the Santa Marta Formation
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; fine-grained sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by J. M. Lirio in 2000
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: F. E. Novas, M. Fernández, Z. B. Gasparini, J. M. Lirio, H. J. Nuñez and P. Puerta. 2002. Lakumasaurus antarcticus, n. gen. et sp., a new mosasaur (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica. Ameghiniana 39(2):245-249 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 115660: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 02.09.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Lakumasaurus antarcticus n. gen. n. sp." = Taniwhasaurus antarcticus
"Lakumasaurus antarcticus n. gen. n. sp." = Taniwhasaurus antarcticus Novas et al. 2002 mosasaur IAA 2000-JR-FSM-1 - holotype (almost complete and articulated skull with jaws and teeth, rib fragments and isolated vertebrae
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