FHSM VP-2062
Pteranodon longiceps (Marsh, 1876)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
PteranodonPhylum
ChordataSpecies
longicepsClass
ReptiliaAuthor
MarshOrder
PterosauriaYear
1876Family
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.Date Collected
1956-09-30Identified By
Miller, H.W.Date Identified
1981Type
Number of Pieces
20Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; ; Limb, complete limbs; Vertebra; Unidentified,Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
TregoRemarks
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 (3 of 3)
Hyder, E.S., Witton, M.P. & Martill, D.M.. 2014. Evolution of the Pterosaur Pelvis. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 59:109-124
Sternberg, G.F., Walker, M.V.. 1958. Observation of articulated limb-bones of a recently discovered Pteranodon in the Niobrara Cretaceous of Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 61:81-85
Bennett, S.C., 2007. Articulation and function of the pteroid bone of pterosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27:881-891