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Limnofregata hasegawai

Limnofregata hasegawai

Quick answer

Holotype: GMNH PV 170, skull and mandible with quadrates, lacrimals, palatines, atlas, axis, and cervical vertebrae 3 – 7 (Fig. 5). Color brownish black. The skull is preserved in right dorsolateral view with the mandible and right quadrate still in articulation. The left quadrate has been displaced and lies upsidedown, with the mandibular articulation visible along the edge of the left orbit. The lacrimals are still nearly in articulation with the frontals, the right palatine is exposed but neither pterygoid is visible. Locality: Smith Hollow Quarry, Lewis Ranch (Locality B of Grande and Buchheim, 1994), Lincoln County, Wyoming.

Scientific name
Limnofregata hasegawai
Family
Fregatidae
Order
Suliformes
Genus
Limnofregata

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