FHSM VP-4863
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
Bretz, R.F.
Date Collected
1974-07-20
Identified By
Carpenter, E.
Date Identified
1982-09-07
Type
Number of Pieces
39
Description
Skull; Cranium, partial; Skull; Jaw, with teeth; fragmentary

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
South Dakota
County
Pennington
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Montana
Formation
Pierre
Member
Sharon Springs
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