Genre
Valide Éteint

Latoplatecarpus

Konishi and Caldwell 2011

Latoplatecarpus is an extinct genus of plioplatecarpine mosasaur known from the Late Cretaceous of the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Western Interior Basin of North America, and a singular specimen from the Saratov Region, of Russia. It was among the largest plioplatecarpine mosasaurs, with L. nichollsae measuring over 8 metres (26 ft) in total body length.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
4
Groupe
Mosasaures
Carnivore aquatic Terrestre
Latoplatecarpus
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a prehistoric marine reptile. © Reuben Cozens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia

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PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Mosasauridae Famille
Plioplatecarpinae Sous-famille
Plioplatecarpini Clade non classé
Latoplatecarpus Genre
Sites de découverte 4 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇨🇦 Canada
4
Formations géologiques
Distribution temporelle
Campanien (83.6–72.2 Ma)
4
Espèces (2)
Latoplatecarpus nichollsae 84 Ma
Latoplatecarpus willistoni 84 Ma
Images 3
Bibliographie
Description originale
T. Konishi and M. W. Caldwell. 2011. Two new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(4):754-783 DOI ↗
Bibliographie (3)
T. Konishi and M. W. Caldwell. 2011. Two new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(4):754-783 DOI ↗
T. Komishi and M. W. Caldwell. 2009. New material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):417-436 DOI ↗
R. S. Cuthbertson, J. C. Mallon, and N. E. Campione, R. B. Holmes. 2007. A new species of mosasaur (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Pierre Shale (lower Campanian) of Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44:593-606 DOI ↗