FHSM VP-13449
Toxochelys (Cope, 1873)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Toxochelys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Testudines
Year
1873
Family
Collected by
Everhart, M.J.
Date Collected
1988-09-04
Identified By
Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
1988-09-04
Type
Number of Pieces
50
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Gove
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
Upper
Latest Epoch
Upper
Earliest Age
Santonian
Latest Age
Santonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (2 of 2)

Coulson, A.B., Kohn, M.J. & Barrick, R.E.. 2011. Isotopic evaluation of ocean circularion in the Late Cretaceous North American seaway. Nature Geoscience, 4:852-855
Walter, J.G., Parham, J.F., Lyson, T.R., Warnock, R.C.M., & Donoghue, P.C.J.. 2013. A Divergence Dating Analysis of Turtles Using Fossil Calibrations: An Example of Best Practices . Journal of Paleontology, 87:612-634