south side, Smoky Hill River, west of Russell Springs: Santonian, Kansas
collected by Marsh , 1871
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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| Bennett 1994 | 2 elements | |||||||||
| Teeth | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Ichthyodectiformes
- Ichthyodectidae
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Xiphactinus sp.
Leidy 1870
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Bennett 1994 | 1 element | ||||||||
| Tooth | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pterosauria
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Pterodactylus velox n. sp.
Marsh 1872
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| YPM 1176, distal end of metacarpal IV and proximal end of wing phalanx 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
| YPM 1169 (syntype), partial wing phalanges and distal metacarpal III. YPM 1171 (syntype), distal metacarpal IV, proximal coracoid | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Logan |
| Coordinates: | 38.9° North, 101.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.0° North, 62.0° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Santonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 85.7 - 83.6 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Colorado | Formation: | Niobrara | Member: | Smoky Hill Chalk |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Specimen probably collected between Marker Units 17 and 20 (Bennett 1994); upper part of member | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "gray shale" | |
| Environment: | offshore indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | YPM | ||
| Collectors: | Marsh | Collection dates: | July 26, 27, 1871 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Pteranodon velox holotype | ||
| Database number: | 93220 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-01-08 05:31:43 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-01-08 05:31:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31512. | O. C. Marsh. 1872. Discovery of additional remains of Pterosauria, with descriptions of two new species. American Journal of Science, Series 3 3:241-248 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 31608 | S. C. Bennett. 1991. Morphology of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon and systematics of the Pterodactyloidea. University of Kansas. 1-680 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 31085 | S. C. Bennett. 1994. Taxonomy and systematics of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea). Occasional Papers of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas 169:1-70 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 31609 | R. M. Schoch. 1984. Notes on the type specimens of Pteranodon and Nyctosaurus (Pterosauria, Pteranodontidae) in the Yale Peabody Museum collections. Postilla 194:1-23 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |