Genus: Coniasaurus OWEN, 1850
Etymology:
= Coniosaurus OWEN, 1851

Species: crassidens OWEN, 1850
Etymology:

Holotype: BMB 007155

Locality: Clayton Chalk Pit, near Brighton, East Sussex County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Chalk Marl Formation (Lower Chalk).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower to Middle Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Skull after CALDWELL & COOPER, 1999.

Referred material:

BMB 007155: 14 dorsal vertebrae, 10 articulated, 4 associated.

BMB 012485: 4 associated vertebrae.

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens CALDWELL & COOPER, 1999

Locality: Washington Chalk Pit near Worthing, West Sussex County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Chalk Marl Formation (Lower Chalk).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower to Middle Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

NMH R25790: Fragmentary dentary bone of the mandible, with teeth.

 

BELL, MURRY & OSTEN, 1982

Locality: Eagle Ford Road and West Commerce Street in Dallas County, Texas.

Horizon: Lower Britton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMUSMP 69018: Pterygoid.

SMUSMP 69019, 69020, 69027: Dentaries.

SMUSMP 69021, 69023: Maxillae.

SMUSMP 29024, 69026: Cervical vertebrae.

SMUSMP 69025: Caudal vertebra.

SMUSMP 69028: Dorsal vertebra.

 


Locality: Arlington, Tarrent County, Texas.

Horizon: Arcadian Park Formation, Eagle Ford Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMUSMP 69022: Dorsal vertebra.

 


Locality: Spillway at Lake Waco, Mclennan County, Texas.

Horizon: Lake Waco Formation, Bluebonnet Member.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SMUSMP 69029: Vertebrae.

 

Locality: Pepper Locality near Temple on State Highway 95 in Bell County, Texas.

Horizon: Eagle Ford Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMM 40239-1: Dentary.

TMM 41885-1: Dentary.

 

CUMBAA, SCHRODER-ADAMS, DAY & PHILLIPS, 2006

Locality: Bainbridge River Bonebed (RSM locality number 63E09-003), Pasquia Hills, along the Bainbridge River, east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.

Horizon: Belle Fourche Member, Ashville Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Uppermiddle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Vertebral and dental fragments.

 

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens DIBLEY, 1918

Locality: Peter’s Pit, near Wouldham, Kent County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Grey Chalk Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Holaster subglobosus zone.

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

NHM R3421: Associated right and left mandibles, fragmentary right mandible, dentary and splenial, with 9 teeth, and relatively complete left mandible, dentary, splenial, coronoid, angular, surangular, prearticular with 13 teeth.

 


Locality: Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Kent County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Abbott’s Cliff Formaty, Hay Cliff Member, Lower Greys (Lower Chalk).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

NHM R1937: Left maxilla with 6 complete teeth, root of a seventh, and anterior alveoli for 2 more teeth.

 

DIEDRICH, 1997

Locality: Hesseltal near Halle/Westf, Saschen (Saxony) State, Northwest Germany.

Horizon: Scour trough horizon I of the Puzosia-Event I.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Westfalischen Museum fur Naturkunde in Munster unter der Nummer P 19913: Mandibular fragment with 4 teeth.

 

HILL & SPRINGFIELD, 1993

Locality: Texas.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 partial skeletons.

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens LIGGETT, SHIMADA, BENNETT & SCHUMACHER, 2005

Locality: Northwestern Russell County, Kansas.

Horizon: Immediately above the contact between the Graneros Shale and the Lincoln Limestone member, Greenhorn Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

FHSM VP-13999: A partial left maxilla.

FHSM VP-14000: 2 shed teeth.

FHSM VP-14001: Dorsal and caudal vertebrae.

FHSM VP-14002: 1 dorsal vertebra (found approximately 10 m south of the main excavation site).

FHSM VP-14778: 2 shed teeth.

 

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens LYDEKKER, 1888

Locality: Hart Hill, Charing, Kent County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NHM R 62: Fragment of left dentary with 3 complete teeth, fragments of a fourth and a total of 8 alveoli.

 

McINTOSH, SHIMADA, & EVERHART, 2016

Locality: Southern Ellis County, Kansas.

Note: Exact locality are on file at FHSM for qualified researchers.

Horison: Fairport Chalk Member, Carlile Shale, Middle Turonian, Early Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FHSM VP-15722: 3 vertebrae, and 2 other bone fragments.

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens SHIMADA, PARKIN, PALERMO & SCHUMACHER, 2003, SHIMADA, SCHUMACHER, PARKIN & PALERMO, 2006

Locality: Comanche National Grassland, Baca County, southeastern Colorado.

Horizon: Lincoln Limestone Member, Greenhorn Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

FHSM VP-15113: Partial vertebra.

FHSM VP-15114, 15115, 15270: 3 teeth.

FHSM VP-15271: 391 teeth.

FHSM VP-15272: Fragmentary vertebra.

 

= Coniasaurus cf. C. crassidens SHIMADA & YSTESUND, 2007

Locality: Exact locality information is on file at FHSM, west-central Russell County, Kansas.

Horizon: Lower part of Fairport Chalk Memer, Carlile Shale.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FHSM VP-4418: 2 incomplete vertebrae.

 

SMITH, SCHWERMANN & WILMSEN, 2019

Locality: DIMAC Quarry, North Rhine-Westphalia State, Germany.

Horizon: Watinoceras Bed, Hesseltal Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lowermost Turonian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

WMNM P19913: Left dentary fragment.

WMNM P22141: Isolated worn tooth.

 

VOHLOH & BELL, 1998

Locality: Belle Fourche Reservior, Butte County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Basal Orman Lake Member, Greenhorn Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Dunveganoceras pondi zone.

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 25896: Fragment of left maxilla with 6 teeth.


Locality: Belle Fourche Reservoir, Butte County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Basal Orman Lake Member, Greenhorn Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Dunveganoceras pondi zone.

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 34993: Posterior half of a cervical vertebra, possibly juvenile.

SDSM 34999: Shed tooth.

 


Locality: Belle Fourche Reservoir, Butte County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Second calcareinte base, Orman Lake Member, Greenhorn Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Dunveganoceras pondi zone.

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 34994: Mid caudal vertebra.

 

Locality: Angustora Reservoir, Fall River County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Basal calcarenite, Orman Lake Member, Greenhorn Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Plesiacanthoceras wyomingensis/Dunveganoceras pondi zone.

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 34995: Trucnk vertebra of a juvenile.

SDSM 34996: Cervical vertebra.

SDSM 35000: Anterior cervical vertebra.

 

Locality: Edgmont, Fall River County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Discontinuous calcareinte bed near the middle of the third member, Greenhorn Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Sciponoceras gracile zone.

Age: Upper Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

SDSM 34997: 8 shed teeth.

SDSM 34998: 1 shed tooth.

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Species: gracilodens CALDWELL, 1999
Etymology: Latin, gracilo, “gracile” and Latin, dens, “tooth”: This species is named for the more gracile posterior maxillary dentition as compared to the type species.

Holotype: BMNH R44141

Locality: Lidden Spout, near Folkestone, East Sussex County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Lower chalk, Abbots Cliff Chalk Formation, [North Downs Nomenclature]-Zig Zag Chalk Formation [South Downs Nomenclature].

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Gallic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: Complete frontal, fragmentary parietal, ?squamosal?, right maxilla, right septomaxila, fragmentary left maxilla, right and left vomeropalatines, fragmentary pterygoids, 4 articulated dorsal vertebrae, fragmentary ribs, and a complete left scapulocoracoid complex.