 The presence of "Limnoscelis" at the locality was finally recognized upon the collection of more fossils from the genus, which would amount to three disarticulated specimens (the holotype CM 47653, and paratypes CM 47651 and CM 47652).These fossils, particularly the holotype, were referenced as representing the genus "Limnoscelis" in several publications.However, the fossils themselves were not recognized as their own species until paleontologists David S. Berman and Stuart S. Sumida described the fossils in 1990.