FHSM VP-405
Nyctosaurus gracilis (Marsh, 1876)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Nyctosaurus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
gracilis
Class
Reptilia
Author
Marsh
Order
Pterosauria
Year
1876
Family
Collected by
Bonner, O.W.;Bonner, M.C.
Date Collected
1956-01-01
Identified By
Miller, H.W.
Date Identified
1971
Type
Number of Pieces
10
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton,

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