FHSM VP-19043
Platecarpus (Cope, 1869)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Platecarpus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Squamata
Year
1869
Family
Mosasauridae
Collected by
Bussen, J.P.
Date Collected
Identified By
Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
2014-10-16
Type
Number of Pieces
50+
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; ; Pectoral Girdle, ; ; Pelvic Girdle, ; ; Vertebra, (36); ; Rib, fragmentary; Skull; Braincase, ; Skull; Quadrate, (2); ; Limb,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Latest Epoch
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone