Genus: Maiaspondylus MAXWELL & CALDWELL, 2006
Etymology: Greek, maia, "good mother" and Greek, spondylus "vertebra"; In
reference to the associated embryonic material found near the vertebral column.
Species: lindoei MAXWELL & CALDWELL, 2006
Etymology: In honor of Al Lindoe, who collected the specimens.
Holotype: UALV 45635
Locality: On the Hay River, 60°01'N, 116°57'W, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Horizon: Loon River Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: An incomplete disarticulated individual preserved in three dimensions.
Paratypes:
UALVP 45639: 2 embryos agglutinated to eight articulated vertebrae.
UALVP 45640: 14 articulated vertebrae of a juvenile.
UALVP 45641: 12 articulated vertebrae of an adult.
UALVP 45642: Fragmentary snout including right and left maxillae with teeth, partial premaxillae, right and left dentaries with teeth and possible left splenial.
UALVP 45643: Fragmentary snout including right maxilla, partial lacrimal, partial jugal and partial prefrontal.
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Species: cantabrigiensis (LYDEKKER, 1888) ZYERKOV & GRIGORIEV, 2020
Etymology:
= Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis LYDEKKER,
1888
= Brachypterygius cantabrigiensis (LYDEKKER,
1888) McGOWAN & MONTANI, 2003
Holotype: BMNH 43989
Locality: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Upper Cambridge Greensand.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Left humerus.
Note: Incorrectly described as a right humerus.
Referred material:
FISCHER, BARDET, GULOMAR, & GODEFROIT, 2014
NHMUK 32406, R16: Partial tooth.
NHMUK 47268: 5 teeth.
CAMSM B58042, B58053, B58050, B58045, B58055, IRSNB GS3, LEICT G65.1881, NHUK 35348: Humeri.
CAMSM TN1727: Partial humerus.
CAMSM TN1766: 2 partial humeri.
NHMUK R2343: 3 humeri.
NHMUK R4513: 2 humeri.
IRSNB GS60: Anterior accesory epipodial element.
Locality: England.
Horizon: Gault Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material:
NHMUK R16, R17: Partial teeth.
= Platypterygius ochevi ARKHANGELSKY, AVERIANOV, PERVUSHOV, RATNIKOV & ZOZYREV, 2008
Etymology: In memory of the paleozoologist and professor of Saratov State University, Vitalii Georgievich Ochev.Holotype: ZIN PH 1/71
Locality: Right bank of the Veduga River, San quarry 2 km north of the town of Semiluki, Semilukskii District, Voronezh Region, European Russia.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch,-Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Fragments of cranial bones, incomplete coracoid, forelimbs, partial vertebral column and rib fragments.
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