KANSAS

SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GOVE COUNTY

SMOKY HILL RIVER

ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAND CREEK

LOWER PART OF THE SMOKY HILL CHALK MEMBER

NIOBRARA CHALK FORMATION

UPPER CONIACIAN STAGE

LOWER MOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH-SANTONIAN STAGE

LOWER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWER GULF EPOCH

EARLY LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Dollo, 1884 (sensu Russell, 1967)

Plesioplatecarpus planifrons
= Platecarpus planifrons

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

ANDREW BIRD RANCH

SMOKY HILL CHALK MEMBER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

LOWER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

AVEBREVICAUDA PAUL, 2001

SUBCLASS: ODONTORNITHES MARSH, 1873

INFRACLASS: ODONTOHOLCAE NOVA

MAGNORDER: HESPERORNITHES

ORDER: HESPERORNITHIFORMES FURBRINGER, 1888

Family: HESPERORNITHIDAE Marsh, 1872

Subfamily: HESPERORNITHINAE Marsh, 1872

Parahesperornis alexi

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

ABOUT 11 M S AND A LITTLE E OF HACKBERRY

195 FEET ABOVE BASE

SMOKY HILL MEMBER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888

SUPERORDER: EURYOPDA SERENO, 1986

GRANDORDER: ARMATOSAURIA ZHAO, 1983 (emend)

ORDER: ANKYLOSAURIA OSBORN, 1923

SUBORDER: SCELIDOSAURIA COOPER, 1985

INFRAORDER: ANKYLOSAURA OSBORN, 1923

Family: NODOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1890

*Niobrarasaurus coleii
= Hierosaurus coleii
= Nodosaurus coleii

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tylosaurus kansasensis

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001

Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869

Gen. sp indet.

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tylosaurus sp

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tylosaurus kansasensis

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tylosaurus nepaeloicus

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

5 M S OF CASTLE ROCK

SMOKY HILL MEMBER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

LATE CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888

SUPERORDER: EURYOPDA SERENO, 1986

GRANDORDER: ARMATOSAURIA ZHAO, 1983 (emend)

ORDER: ANKYLOSAURIA OSBORN, 1923

SUBORDER: SCELIDOSAURIA COOPER, 1985

INFRAORDER: ANKYLOSAURA OSBORN, 1923

Family: NODOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1890

*Hierosaurus sternbergi
= Nodosaurus sternbergi

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

PLUM CREEK

SMOKY HILL MEMBER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

AVEBREVICAUDA PAUL, 2001

SUBCLASS: ODONTORNITHES MARSH, 1873

INFRACLASS: ODONTOHOLCAE NOVA

MAGNORDER: HESPERORNITHES

ORDER: HESPERORNITHIFORMES FURBRINGER, 1888

Family: HESPERORNITHIDAE Marsh, 1872

Subfamily: HESPERORNITHINAE Marsh, 1872

Hesperornis crassipes
= Lestornis crassipes

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

HACKBERRY CREEK NEAR SMOKY HILL RIVER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

AVEBREVICAUDA PAUL, 2001

SUBCLASS: ODONTORNITHES MARSH, 1873

INFRACLASS: ODONTOTORMAE MARSH, 1880

ORDER: ICHTHYORNTHIFORMES MARSH, 1873

Family: ICHTHYORNITHIDAE Marsh, 1873

Ichthyornis dispar
= Ichthyornis victor

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

AVEBREVICAUDA PAUL, 2001

SUBCLASS: ODONTORNITHES MARSH, 1873

INFRACLASS: ODONTOTORMAE MARSH, 1880

ORDER: ICHTHYORNTHIFORMES MARSH, 1873

Family: APATORNITHIDAE Furbringer, 1888

Apatornis celer
= Ichthyornis celer

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

HACKBERRY CREEK

SMOKY HILL MEMBER

NIOBRARA FORMATION

LATE CONIACIAN STAGE

SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888

SUPERORDER: EURYOPDA SERENO, 1986

GRANDORDER: ARMATOSAURIA ZHAO, 1983 (emend)

ORDER: ANKYLOSAURIA OSBORN, 1923

SUBORDER: SCELIDOSAURIA COOPER, 1985

INFRAORDER: ANKYLOSAURA OSBORN, 1923

Family: NODOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1890

Gen. sp indet.

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KANSAS

GOVE COUNTY

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

LOWER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999

COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA

SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000

GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000

MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000

ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834

SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994

Superfamily: PTERANODONTIDEA Marsh, 1876

Family: PTERANODONTIDAE Marsh, 1876

Pteranodon longiceps
= Pteranodon (Longicepia) longiceps
= Pteranodon (Pteranodon) longiceps
= Pteranodon (Longicepia) marshi
= Pteranodon (Pteranodon) marshi
= Pteranodon marshi

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KANSAS

LANE COUNTY (SIC), NORTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY

11 MILES SOUTH OF QUINTU (QUINTER)

NIOBRARA FORMATION

CONIACIAN STAGE

LOWER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999

COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA

SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000

GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000

MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000

ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834

SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994

Superfamily: PTERANODONTIDEA Marsh, 1876

Family: PTERANODONTIDAE Marsh, 1876

Pteranodon longiceps
= Pteranodon (Longicepia) longiceps
= Pteranodon (Pteranodon) longiceps
= Pteranodon (Longicepia) marshi
= Pteranodon (Pteranodon) marshi
= Pteranodon marshi

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