FHSM VP-17017
Platecarpus tympaniticus (Cope, 1869)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
PlatecarpusPhylum
ChordataSpecies
tympaniticusClass
ReptiliaAuthor
CopeOrder
SquamataYear
1869Family
MosasauridaeCollected by
Everhart, M.J.Date Collected
1996-04-01Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.Date Identified
1990-05-04Type
Number of Pieces
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton,Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
LoganRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
NiobraraMember
Smoky HillZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Konishi, T., Caldwell, M.W.. 2009. New material of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus nichollsae Cuthbertson et al., 2007, clarifies problematic features of the holotype specimen. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29:417-436