Albertonectes vanderveldei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Plesiosauroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Superordo: †Sauropterygia Ordo: †Plesiosauria Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea

Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Albertonectes
Species: †Albertonectes 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.