Selmasaurus russelliALMNH:Paleo:5405

Fossil Specimen Data

GUID: ALMNH:Paleo:5405
Catalog #: 5405
Collection: ALMNH:Paleo
Parts: skull
Type Status: holotype
Collecting Source: wild
Verbatim Date: no data
Accession #: PV2005.0006
Remarks: Clak matrix fills nutrient foramina and sutural surfaces on the specimen, suggesting the West Alabama chalky facies.v (Shannon, 1975, p. 61). Unique specimen of a plioplatecarpine mosasaur, related to Ectenosaurus. Donated by L. O. Pate

KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassReptilia›OrderSquamata›FamilyMosasauridae›GenusSelmasaurus›SpeciesSelmasaurus russelli

Identification History
Fossil Name	Date	Concept	Citation
Selmasaurus russelli	--	--	--

Agents associated with this record
Name	Role	Order
L. O. Pate	collector	1

Catalog identifiers for this record
Type	Value	Assigned Date	Assigned By
identifier	GSA-HB1	2022-04-27	unknown
identifier	GSA-TC221	2022-04-27	unknown
identifier	PV2005.0006.0009	2022-04-27	unknown

Country

United States

State / Province

Alabama

County

unknown

Continent

North America

Specific Locality

Alabama (no specific locality)

Verbatim Locality

North America, United States, Alabama, Exact locality unknown; "somewhere in West Alabama"; Era: Mesozoic, Period: Cretaceous;

Formation

Mooreville Chalk Formation

Date: 1900-01-01 – 2015-12-18