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Specimen #: P.78.03.08
Collection: Plesiosauria > Styxosaurus, Elasmosaur, Plesiosaur, "Hercules"
Status: stored
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Description
Vertebrae, Proximal Propodials (2), Scapula, Carpals, Phalanges, Gastroliths, Stomach Contents
Measurements (14.0 x 10.1 x 8.8 cm)
Rough measurements were made using a hand held ruler, not a set of calipers. The above rough measurements pertain to only one (1) of the average sized Vertebrae associated with this specimen.
Publications
SATO, T., D.A. EBERTH, E.L. NICHOLLS, and M. MANABE. 2005. Plesiosaurian Remains from Non-Marine to Paralic Sediments. In Dinosaur Provincial Park, A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Edited by Philip J. Currie and Eva B. Koppelhus. Indiania University Press, pp. 249 - 271.
Details
| Common Name: | Styxosaurus, Elasmosaur, Plesiosaur, "Hercules" |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Plesiosauria |
| Family: | Elasmosauridae |
| Genus: | Styxosaurus |
| Species: | sp. |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Assume Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Dr. Elizabeth L. Nicholls, Henry Isaak, Don Bell |
Current Condition
Mostly Unprepared