FHSM VP-17421
Clidastes propython (Cope, 1869)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Clidastes
Phylum
Chordata
Species
propython
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Squamata
Year
1869
Family
Mosasauridae
Collected by
Bussen, J.P.
Date Collected
Fall 1996
Identified By
Bussen, J.P.;Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
2009-06-09
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Maxilla, partial; fragmentary

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
Campanian
Latest Age
Campanian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone