FHSM VP-2148
Nyctosaurus bonneri (Miller, 1971)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
NyctosaurusPhylum
ChordataSpecies
bonneriClass
ReptiliaAuthor
MillerOrder
PterosauriaYear
1971Family
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.Date Collected
1962-03/06Identified By
Miller, H.W.Date Identified
1971Type
Number of Pieces
3Description
Skeleton; Complete Skeleton, with associated fragmentsLocality
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
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (3 of 3)
Bennett, S.C., . 2003. New crested specimens of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Nyctosaurus. Palaontologische, Zeitschrift, 77:61-75
Miller, H.W., Jr., . 1971. The taxonomy of Pteranodon species from Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 74:42754
Bennett, S.C., 1993. The ontogeny of Pteranodon and other pterosaurs. Paleobiology, 19:92-106