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Specimen #: C.07.01.23
Collection: Crocodilians > Marine Crocodile
Status: stored
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Description
Teeth (3)
Measurements (0.9 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm)
Measurements were made using a set of calipers. The above measurements pertain only to the single largest and most robust tooth associated with this specimen.
Publications
AOTSUKA, K. 2008. Comparative Dentition Analysis of New Fossil Tooth Material From the Pierre Shale Formation. Canadian Paleontology Conference, Proceedings No. 6, Winnipeg, MB, p. 9.
Details
| Common Name: | Marine Crocodile |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Crocodiliformes |
| Family: | Dyrosauridae? |
| Genus: | Hyposaurus? |
| Species: | sp.? |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Keiichi Aotsuka, Hans Larson, Anita-Maria Janzic |
Current Condition
Unknown