Near Steveville (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as Palaeosaniwa canadensis type locality

Where: Alberta, Canada (50.9° N, 111.8° W: paleocoordinates 58.3° N, 76.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Oldman Formation, Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by W. E. Cutler in 1913; reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: K. -Q. Gao and R. C. Fox. 1996. Taxonomy and evolution of Late Cretaceous lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from western Canada. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of natural History 33:1-107 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 118024: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 03.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata -
Palaeosaniwa canadensis n. gen. n. sp.
Palaeosaniwa canadensis n. gen. n. sp. Gilmore 1928 squamates
USNM 10864 (holotype dorsal vertebra)