FHSM VP-339
Pteranodon sternbergi (Harksen, 1966)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Pteranodon
Phylum
Chordata
Species
sternbergi
Class
Reptilia
Author
Harksen
Order
Pterosauria
Year
1966
Family
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Fall 1952
Identified By
Harksen, J.C.
Date Identified
1966
Type
Number of Pieces
22
Description
Skull; Partial Skull, fragmented

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Graham
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)

Miller, H.W., Jr., . 1971. The taxonomy of Pteranodon species from Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 74:42754
Bennett, S.C., 1992. Sexual dimorphism of Pteranodon and other pterosaurs, with comments on cranial crests. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 12:422-434