FHSM VP-4418
Coniasaurus crassidens (Owen, 1850)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
ConiasaurusPhylum
ChordataSpecies
crassidensClass
ReptiliaAuthor
OwenOrder
SquamataYear
1850Family
DolichosauridaeCollected by
Augustine, R.Date Collected
Identified By
Olson, D.K.Date Identified
1975-01-28Type
Number of Pieces
2Description
Vertebra; Unidentified, (2)Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
RussellRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
CarlileMember
FairportZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Shimada, K., Ystesund, T.K.. 2007. A dolichosaurid lizard, Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens, from the Upper Cretaceous Carlile Shale in Russell County, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 110:236-242