FHSM VP-398
Elasmosauridae (Cope, 1869)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
Phylum
ChordataSpecies
Class
ReptiliaAuthor
CopeOrder
PlesiosauriaYear
1869Family
ElasmosauridaeCollected by
Hooker, R.B.Date Collected
Identified By
Sternberg, G.F.;O'Keefe, F.R.Date Identified
2019-08-15Type
Number of Pieces
26Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; Rib; Rib, ; Vertebra; Dorsal,Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
LoganRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
MontanaFormation
PierreMember
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Everhart, M.J., 2005. Elasmosaurid remains from the Pierre Shale (Upper Cretaceous) of western Kansas. Possible missing elements of the type specimen of Elasmosaurus playurus Cope 1868?. , 4:19-32