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New thalattosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of Wapiti Lake, British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Elizabeth L. Nicholls  and
Donald Brinkman
Elizabeth L. Nicholls
Affiliation:
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0, Canada
Donald Brinkman
Affiliation:
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0, Canada
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Abstract

A new assemblage of thalattosaurs is described from the Lower to Middle Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of eastern British Columbia. The following new species are described: Thalattosaurus borealis n. sp.; Paralonectes merriami n. gen. and sp.; and Agkistrognathus campbelli n. gen. and sp. In addition, specifically indeterminate material is described. This assemblage extends the geographic range of the Thalattosauria to Canada and demonstrates that thalattosaurs were more taxonomically diverse and widely distributed than previously thought.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , March 1993 , pp. 263 - 278
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