FHSM VP-2991
Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Tylosaurus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Marsh
Order
Squamata
Year
1872
Family
Mosasauridae
Collected by
DeGoud, A.;Zehr, D.D.
Date Collected
1973-07-01
Identified By
Bell, G.L.
Date Identified
1990-07-15
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, partial; scapula, pectoral girdle

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Logan
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