Genus: Platecarpus COPE, 1869
Etymology:
Species: planifrons (COPE, 1874)
Referred material:
BELL & BARNES, 2007
Locality: Near Terlingua, Big Bend Region, Brewster County, Texas.
Horizon: San Vicente Member, Boquillas Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Coniacian Stage, Lowermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
MRM KP-M-19: Fragmentary skeleton.
Note: Has fragmentary fish remains in its stomach region.
Numbr: Not given: Fragmentary remains of two size classes.
Note: Found in the stomach region of Tylosaurus nepaeolicus (MRM KB-M-3) along with teeth of the shark Ptychodus mortoni.
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Species: stadtmani KASS, 1999
Etymology: In honor of Kenneth Stadtman, curator of the BYU Earth Science Museum,
for his extensive work in paleontology.
Holotype: BYU 13802
Locality: In a roadcut on Cedar Mesa about 0.3 kilometers east of Main Street in the town of Cedaridge, NW ¼, NW ¼, Section 28, T13S, R94W, Delta County, Colorado.
Horizon: Upper part of the Mancos Shale, Upper Blue Gate Member.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Incomplete skull including both premaxillae and maxillae, nearly
complete right and left mandibles consisting of dentaries, splenials, angulars,
surangulars, and prearcticulars, complete left coronoid and fragment of postorbitalfrontal,
incomplete postcranial skeleton consisting of posteriormost dorsal and pygal
vertebrae, intermediate and terminal caudal vertebrae and ribs.
Note: With Squalicorax teeth nearby, may represent gut contents, organic debris
present in the sediment where the carcass came to rest or scavenging.
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STEWART, 1993
Locality: LACM locality 65229, Logan County, Kansas.
Horizon: Niobrara Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Cretaceous.
Material:
LACM 128319: A nearly complete skeleton with skin impressions and vertebrae and scutes of an indeterminate fish and Stratodus apicalis in its stomach.
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WILLISTON, 1899
Locality:
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age:
Material:
Cat. # unspecified: Fragmentary remains.
Note: Has a fragmentary fish in its stomach region (up to 4 feet long).
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