Elasmosauridae gen sp indet.

CAMPBELL, NAGESAN, & ANDERSON, 2016

Locality: Larimer County, Colorado.

Horizon: Greenhorn Formation (old middle Benton Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cenomanian Stage, Uppermiddle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous-early Turonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower to middle Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

DMNH 1609: 51 cervical vertebrae, ribs, gastralia, clavicle, interclavicle, girdle element fragments, complete forelimb, and gastroliths.

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EVERHART, 2000

Locality: A hillside in Logan County, Kansas.

Horizon: Sharon Springs Member, Pierre Shale.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Lower to Lower Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous

Material:

KUVP 129744: 18 ribs, 2 vertebrae, gastralia and 47 gastroliths.

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CHATTERJEE & SMALL, 1989

Locality: Seymour Island, below James Ross Island, Northeast Peninsula, West Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Lopez de Bertodano Formation of the Marambio Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian/Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TTU P 9220: Part of cervical, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, coracoid, pelvis and associated gastroliths.

TTU P 9238: Cervical vertebrae, rib fragments, isolated paddles and gastroliths.

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KANIE, HASEGAWA, OKAZAKI & TATEMATSU, 1998

Locality: Location R4701 of Matsumoto et al, (1982), the middle steam of the Obirashibe River, Northwestern Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Santonian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Obira specimen 1: 8 centra, 6 ribs, 19 gastralia, humeri, 3 carpi and 11 phalanges.

Note: The jaws of the Vampyromorpha Provampyroteuthis giganteus are in the gut area.

Note: Gastroliths.

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McHENRY, COOK & WROE, 2005

Locality: Great Artesian Superbasin, Queensland State, Australia.

Horizon: Doncaster Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Aptian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous

Material:

QMF30037: A partially articulated torso with associated limb elements.

Note: Stomach contents are remains of many benthic invertebrates, predominatly bivalve shell fragments but also remains of gastropods and pieces of crinoids, belemninte endoskeletons and a telost plate.

Note: 35 gastroliths.

Locality: Great Artesian Superbasin, Queensland State, Australia.

Horizon: Allaru Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous

Material:

QMF2100: An articulated toros.

Note: Stomach contents contain an intact decopod carapace, several crustacean fragments, and a fish scale.

Note: 135 gastroliths.

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NICHOLLS & MECKERT, 2002

Locality: South bank of Puntledge River, 400 down stream from its confluence with the Browns River, Courtenay, 49°41’107”N, 125°02’50’W, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Pender Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

CDM 002: Mandible, cranial fragments, 28 isolated teeth, 66 vertebral centra from all parts of the column, ribs, pubes, ischia, fragments of a coracoid, 4 propodials, 3 epipodials, and numerous gastroliths.

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O'GORMAN, 2015

Locality: Lago Pellegrini, Cinco Saltos, Rigo Negro Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Middle Member, Allen Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian Stage-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MCS PV 4: 15 cervical vertebrae, 3 pectorals vertebrae, 15 dorsals, 3 caudals, right scapula, proximal part of right coracoid, 2 pubes, 2 ischia, distal end of a femur with both epipodal elements articulated, phalanges a gastroliths.

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O'GORMAN, OTERO, REGUERO & GASPARINI, 2019

Locality: Cape Lamb, Vega Island, James Ross Archipelago, Antarctica.

Horizon: Cape Lamb Member, Snow Hill Island Formation.

Biostratibraphy:

Age: Early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 78156: Posteriormost cervical, pectoral, dorsal, sacral and anteriormost caudal vertebrae, partial paddles, gastralia and gastroliths.

MLP 980I-10-20: Posterior dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, left pubis, ilia, ischia, left posterior limb, ribs, gastralia and gastroliths.

 

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O'GORMAN & VARELA, 2010

RUSSELL, 1967

Locality: Locality no P6502I, lower Anderson River area, District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories Province, Canadian Arctic.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC 10438: Pectoral or anterior thoracic vertebra, 5 podial elements.
Note: 3 pounds of gastroliths were found.

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RUSSELL & CHAMNEY, 1967

Locality: Western (right) bank of Red Deer River, about 150' above river, Sec. 14?, TWP 33, R22W, Tolman bridge, near Drumheller, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

CMN 9454: 4 teeth, about 35 vertebrae (partly prestored), 45 ribs, one grastralium, coracoids, ilia, right (?) pubis and ischium, humeri, right femur, paddle elements and gastroliths.

Note: Freshwater.

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SCHUMACHER & EVERHART, 2022

Locality: Comanche Natinoal Grassland, Otero County, Colorado.

Horizon: Upper portion Juana Lopez Member, Carlile Shale.

Biostratigraphy: Prionocyclus wyomingensis and Scaphites whitfieldi zone.

Age: Latest Middle Turonian Stage, Late Gallic Subepoch, Early Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

DMNH V.90000: Tooth, 10 cervical vertebra, 1 sacral vertebra, 5 caudal vertebrae, rib bortions, coraocid, 4 phalnages and 17 (+) gastoliths.

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SCHUMACHER & EVERHART, 2005/WILLISTON

Locality: Near Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Cenomanian Stage, Upper Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous-Middle Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

KUVP 1318: Rib fragment.
Note: 90 gastroliths.