FHSM VP-17470
Desmatochelys lowii (Williston, 1894)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Desmatochelys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
lowii
Class
Reptilia
Author
Williston
Order
Testudines
Year
1894
Family
Protostegidae
Collected by
Pearson, G.;Everhart, M.J.
Date Collected
10-11-September-2009
Identified By
Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
2009-12-13
Type
Number of Pieces
100+
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; Limb; Humerus, with paddle elements; Vertebra; Unidentified, (9); associated vertebral fragments; Dermal Bone; Plastron, partial

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Mitchell
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Carlile
Member
Fairport
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
Turonian
Latest Age
Turonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone