tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post8625484607554046694..comments2024-03-23T02:41:06.821-07:00Comments on RMDRC paleo lab: Actual Mosasaurus from KansasMaltesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17302603284748193525noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-21640135647494075352016-01-10T15:55:18.942-08:002016-01-10T15:55:18.942-08:00We recovered the bigger one in November. Nice arti...We recovered the bigger one in November. Nice articulated tail. I'd estimate it at 90%+ complete. More photos and info once we get Pete III out of the lab and we have time/space to prep it out.Maltesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302603284748193525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-36973460725741514612015-12-16T01:11:35.465-08:002015-12-16T01:11:35.465-08:00Any further news on this suspected Mosasaurus, esp...Any further news on this suspected Mosasaurus, especially the bigger one (RMDRC 14-050)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-72096897492842175612015-07-29T11:07:09.083-07:002015-07-29T11:07:09.083-07:00For an up close look at the critter, we will have ...For an up close look at the critter, we will have the cast of the skull on display at SVP in Dallas this year.Maltesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302603284748193525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-73675911061640562152015-07-23T21:34:59.429-07:002015-07-23T21:34:59.429-07:00(Sorry for the super late response, as I've be...(Sorry for the super late response, as I've been writing a book which is extremely time consuming)<br /><br />The model of the skull doesn't look to me like anything really close to what Mosasaurus skull material I've seen. Congratulations on the likely new species you've found!! <br /><br />All the best, <br /><br />Chase Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666499135580734620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-62391936560862382262015-05-27T14:41:49.493-07:002015-05-27T14:41:49.493-07:00I think a lot of the lack of Mosasaurus remains fr...I think a lot of the lack of Mosasaurus remains from Kansas has to do with a two-pronged issue: There is a very small amount of outcrop of post-Sharon Springs aged strata (Weskan through Lake Creek, IIRC, just a few spots in one or two counties) and that literally no one has done much fieldwork out there since about 1930. Never fear though, we have Wally's big brother waiting to be recovered later this spring, and a probable third one was recently identified. Great time for Kansas mosasaurology!Maltesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302603284748193525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7409934261224624044.post-66208646832971200052015-05-10T20:28:34.055-07:002015-05-10T20:28:34.055-07:00Huh! Here on the East Coast, Mosasaurus maximus (=...Huh! Here on the East Coast, Mosasaurus maximus (=hoffmanni) skeletal fragments are relatively common. I recently just went on a trip for my museum to Ramanessin Brook,NJ, in which fossils from the Upper Campanian are sifted for. Mosasaurus parts can be found here, but alas, none were found by me. I wonder if there is a correlation between the relative scarceness of Mosasaurus material in the west where there is a surplus of tylosaurine mosasaurs. In the Northeast, the only tylosaurine I can think of is Halisaurus, but materi of that taxa is relatively uncommon. I would love to hear your opinion on my tylosaurine/ Mosasaurus arms race idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666499135580734620noreply@blogger.com