FHSM VP-17469
Brachauchenius (Williston, 1903)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Brachauchenius
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Williston
Order
Plesiosauria
Year
1903
Family
Pliosauridae
Collected by
Michaelis, J. et al.
Date Collected
1992-06-14
Identified By
Stewart, J.D.
Date Identified
1992-06-14
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
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Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Russell
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Carlile
Member
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

Publications (1 of 1)

Everhart, M.J., . 2016. Note on the rare occurrence of mosasaur (Squamata: Mosasauridae) remains in the Blue Hill Shale (Middle Turonian) of Mitchell County, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science , 119:375-380