Traskasaura
Sign in to saveTraskasaura (meaning "Trask lizard") is an extinct genus of basal elasmosaurid plesiosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian age) Haslam Formation of British Columbia, Canada. The genus contains a single species, Traskasaura sandrae, known from three partial skeletons. It is the first elasmosaurid discovered in and named from British Columbia.
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- Traskasaura (mounted skeleton, Canadian Museum of Nature).jpg
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Traskasaura (meaning "Trask lizard") is an extinct genus of basal elasmosaurid plesiosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian age) Haslam Formation of British Columbia, Canada. The genus contains a single species, Traskasaura sandrae, known from three partial skeletons. It is the first elasmosaurid discovered in and named from British Columbia.
== Discovery and naming == left|thumb|Mandible and teeth of the holotype specimen in the Courtenay & District Museum
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