Albertonectes vanderveldei

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Superordo: †Sauropterygia
Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Albertonectes
Species: †A. vanderveldei

Name

†Albertonectes vanderveldei Kubo, Mitchell & Henderson, 2012: 559

Holotype: TMP 2007.011.0001, 132 vertebrae from atlas-axis complex to fused posterior caudals, pectoral girdle, incomplete pelvic girdle, almost complete fore- and hind limbs, disarticulated ribs, a gastralium, and at least 97 gastroliths.

Type locality and horizon: “About 150 meters south of St. Mary River, near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (49º31'14"N, 112º53'31"W). The only specimen is from the Upper Cretaceous, in the middle upper Campanian of the Bearpaw Formation.”

References

Primary references

Kubo, T., Mitchell, M.T. & Henderson, D.M. 2012. Albertonectes vanderveldei, a new elasmosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3): 557–572. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.658124 Reference page.

Links

†Albertonectes vanderveldei Kubo et al., 2012 (elasmosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.