KANSAS
RUSSELL COUNTY
LOCALITY INFORMATIONI IS ON FILE AT FHSM
UNCERTAIN
EITHER THE UPPERMOST 3 M OF THE PFEIFER SHALE
GREENHORN LIMESTONE OR THE BASAL 1.5M OF THE FAIRPORT CHALK
CARLILE SHALE.
COLLIGNONICERAS WOOLLGARI AMMONITE ZONE
TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
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: MOSASAURINAE Gervais, 1853 (sensu Williston, 1897)
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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KANSAS
RUSSELL COUNTY
THE EXACT LOCALITY INFORMATION IS ON FILE AT FHSM
LOWER PART OF THE FAIRPORT CHALK MEMBER
CARLILE SHALE
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: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988
Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902
Terminonaris cf. T. browni
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KANSAS
WEST-CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY
EXACT LOCALITY INFORMATION IS ON FILE AT FHSM
LOWER PART OF FAIRPORT CHALK MEMER
CARLILE SHALE
MIDDLE TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
Subfamily: DOLICHOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1852
Tribe: DOLICHOSAURINI Gervais, 1852
Coniasaurus cf C. crassidens
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KANSAS
RUSSELL COUNTY
4 MILES NORTH OF GORHAM ON SALT CREEK
UPPERMOST GREENHORN LIMESTONE OR LOWERMOST FAIRPORT CHALK
EARLY MIDDLE TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001
Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925
TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001
Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869
Trinacromerum bentonianum
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KANSAS
EAST-CENTRAL RUSSEL COUNTY
ROAD-CUT SOUTH OF WILSON LAKE RESERVOIR
UPPERMOST PFEIFER MEMBER
GREENHORN LIMESTONE
ABOUT 2 M BELOW THE FENCEPOST LIMESTONE
LATE EARLY TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001
Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925
TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001
Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869
Trinacromerum bentonianum
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KANSAS
FROM A ROAD-CUT IN WEST-CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY
LOWER FAIRPORT CHALK
EARLY MIDDLE TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001
Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925
TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001
Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869
Trinacromerum bentonianum
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KANSAS
RUSSELL COUNTY
ON LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY THE O.C. EULERT RANCH, NEAR THE TOWN OF FAIRPORT
TRIBUTARY OF THE SALINE RIVER VALLEY
MIDDLE OF THE FIARPORT CHALK MEMBER
CARLILE SHALE (ORIGNALLY STATES AS THE JETMORE OR PFEIFER MEMBER, GREENHORN FORMATION.)
TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874
Family: BRACHAUCHNEIIDAE Williston, 1925
*Megacephalosaurus eulerti
= Brachauchenius lucasi
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KANSAS
RUSSELL COUNTY
CARLILE SHALE.
TURONIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER GULF EPOCH
LATE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
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
INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874
Family: BRACHAUCHNEIIDAE Williston, 1925
Brachauchenius lucasi
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