FHSM VP-2155
Toxochelys (Cope, 1873)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Toxochelys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Testudines
Year
1873
Family
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
1931
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1963-02-11
Type
Number of Pieces
15
Description
Skull; Cranium, partial; Limb; Humerus, ; Dermal Bone; Carapace, ; ; Vertebra, (1)

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
North America
Remarks
;;Could not be georeferenced.
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