Edgarosaurus
Sign in to saveEdgarosaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Thermopolis Shale, containing one species, E. muddi. The type specimen was found in Early Cretaceous (late Albian) rocks in the state of Montana in the United States. At the time, this location was covered by part of the Western Interior Seaway. Edgarosaurus was one of the first polycotylids that evolved to become native to the Western Interior Seaway.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Polycotylidae
- Image
- Edgarosaurus (1).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- taxon name
- Edgarosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Edgarosaurus
- start time
- 100000000-
- time period
- Early Cretaceous
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History of study
- Description
- See also
- Sources
Edgarosaurus is a genus of polycotylid plesiosaur from the Thermopolis Shale, containing one species, E. muddi. The type specimen was found in Early Cretaceous (late Albian) rocks in the state of Montana in the United States. At the time, this location was covered by part of the Western Interior Seaway. Edgarosaurus was one of the first polycotylids that evolved to become native to the Western Interior Seaway.
The holotype (which is currently the only known specimen) consists of the skull, neck, parts of the spine and the left front flipper.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edgarosaurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0