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Specimen #: M.75.03.06
Collection: Mosasauridae > Mosasaur, Platecarpus
Status: stored
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Description
Phalanages, Ribs, Humeri, Coracoid, Vertebrae, Right Front Flipper, Illium, Scapula, Radius, semi-articulated caudal series, Possible Skull Elements.
Measurements (15.0 x 2.5 x 34.0 cm)
Rough mearuements were made using a hand held ruler, not with a set of calipers. The above rough measurements pertain only to the Right Front Flipper, measured from within its plaster shell, located in Drawer 187.
Details
| Common Name: | Mosasaur, Platecarpus |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Mosasauridae |
| Genus: | Platecarpus |
| Species: |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Dr. Elizabeth L. Nicholls, Henry Isaak, Donald Bell |
Current Condition
Right Front Flipper in Drawer 187 is in need of reparis.