FHSM VP-19716
Platecarpus tympaniticus (Cope, 1869)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Platecarpus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
tympaniticus
Class
Reptilia
Author
Cope
Order
Squamata
Year
1869
Family
Mosasauridae
Collected by
Date Collected
Identified By
Shimada, K.
Date Identified
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Teeth,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Gove
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Niobrara
Member
Smoky Hill
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Latest Era
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Latest Epoch
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone