roadcut, west-central Russell County (FHSM): Middle Turonian, Kansas
collected by Michael Cox 1981
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Polycotylidae
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Trinacromerum bentonianum
Cragin 1888
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1 individual | |||||||||
| FHSM VP-6618 (relatively complete axial column) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Russell County |
| Coordinates: | 38.9° North, 98.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.5° North, 64.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Colorado | Formation: | Carlile Shale | Member: | Fairport |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "The only stratigraphic horizon exposed in the surrounding area for at least a mile around is the lower Fairport Chalk" (Schumacher & Everhart 2005, p. 46). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Michael Cox | Collection dates: | February 1981 |
| Collection method comments: FHSM collection | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | FHSM VP-6618 locality | ||
| Database number: | 117810 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson | Enterer: | R. Benson |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-09-27 01:38:41 | Last modified: | 2012-01-31 16:25:46 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-09-27 01:38:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 37870. | B. A. Schumacher and M. J. Everhart. 2005. A stratigraphic and taxonomic review of plesiosaurs from the old "Fort Benton Group" of central Kansas: a new assessment of old records. Paludicola 5(2):33-54 [R. Benson/R. Benson/R. Butler] |