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 | |
Palaeosaniwa canadensis n. gen. n. sp.
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