FHSM VP-2277
Plesioplatecarpus planifrons (Cope, 1872)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Plesioplatecarpus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
planifrons
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Squamata
Year
1872
Family
Mosasauridae
Collected by
Walker, M.V.
Date Collected
1968-02-10
Identified By
Konishi, T.;Caldwell, M.W.
Date Identified
2011
Type
Number of Pieces
265
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Rooks
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