FHSM VP-16869
Dolichorhynchops osborni (Williston, 1902)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
DolichorhynchopsPhylum
ChordataSpecies
osborniClass
ReptiliaAuthor
WillistonOrder
PlesiosauriaYear
1902Family
PolycotylidaeCollected by
Bussen, J.P.Date Collected
Identified By
Everhart, M.J.Date Identified
2006-12-15Type
Number of Pieces
54, 39 bagsDescription
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; ; Limb, partial paddleLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
LoganRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
NiobraraMember
Smoky HillZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Lake CreekChronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Schumacher, B.A., 2016. Polycotylus latipinnis Cope (Plesiosauria, Polycotylidae), a Nearly Complete Skeleton from the Niobrara Formation (Early Campanian) of Southwestern South Dakota. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 36:e1031341