FHSM VP-2158
Protostega (Cope, 1871)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
ProtostegaPhylum
ChordataSpecies
Class
ReptiliaAuthor
CopeOrder
TestudinesYear
1871Family
ProtostegidaeCollected by
Sternberg, G.F.Date Collected
1957-09-29Identified By
Olson, D.K.Date Identified
1975-01-27Type
Number of Pieces
1Description
; Dermal Bone, carapace or plastron; possible tooth marksLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
GrahamRemarks
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 (1 of 1)
Coulson, A.B., Kohn, M.J. & Barrick, R.E.. 2011. Isotopic evaluation of ocean circularion in the Late Cretaceous North American seaway. Nature Geoscience, 4:852-855