Where: Bolivia (18.0° S, 65.9° W: paleocoordinates 20.5° S, 52.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: El Molino Formation, Maastrichtian to Maastrichtian (72.1 - 61.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1953
Primary reference: G. R. Pierce and S. P. Welles. 1959. First record of mosasaur from the Cretaceous of Santa Barbara de Barinas, Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 33(5):966-967 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 94770: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 10.03.2010, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Mosasauridae indet. Gervais 1852 mosasaur | |
Actinopteri | |
Gasteroclupea branisai Signeux 1964 |