First records of a Plesiosaurian (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) and an Ichthyosaur (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from Yukon, Canada

An isolated centrum collected ex situ from marine shales of the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Arctic Red Formation along the Road River represents the first documented occurrence of a plesiosaurian from Yukon. This centrum represents the northernmost occurrence of plesiosaurians in the Western Interior...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Campbell, James A., Schröder-Adams, Claudia J., Haggart, James W., Drucken-Miller, Patrick S., Ryan, Michael J., Zazula, Grant D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2013
Subjects:
plesiosaurian
elasmosaurid
ichthyosaur
marine reptile
Early Cretaceous
Albian
Western Interior Sea
Arctic Red Formation
Garbutt Formation
Yukon
Arctic
Canada
Peel River
Road River
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1489
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v127i3.1489

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