FHSM VP-4418
Coniasaurus crassidens (Owen, 1850)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Coniasaurus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
crassidens
Class
Reptilia
Author
Owen
Order
Squamata
Year
1850
Family
Dolichosauridae
Collected by
Augustine, R.
Date Collected
Identified By
Olson, D.K.
Date Identified
1975-01-28
Type
Number of Pieces
2
Description
Vertebra; Unidentified, (2)

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Russell
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Carlile
Member
Fairport
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Upper
Latest Epoch
Upper
Earliest Age
Santonian
Latest Age
Santonian
Lowest 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