Genus: Taphrosphys COPE, 1869
Etymology:

Species: sulcatus (LEIDY, 1856) COPE, 1869
Etymology:
= Platemys sulcatus (LEIDY, 1856)
= Prochonias sulcatus COPE, 1869

Holotype: AMNH 2522 (formerly RU 1. KV-7)

Locality: Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation?

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 5th, 6th and 7th peripherals and left xiphiplastron.

Referred material:

BARDET, CAPPETTA, PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOUTY, AL MALEH, AHMAD, KHRATA & GANNOUM, 2000

Locality: Mine A, Charquieh, Palmyra area, Palmyrides China of Syria.

Horizon: Phosphatic deposit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MNHN-CHB 5: Left xiphiplastron.

 

Locality: Khneifiss mine, Palmyra area, Palmyrides China of Syria.

Horizon: Phosphatic deposit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MNHN-CHA7: Second right peripheral plate

 

= Taphrosphys cf. sulcatus BRION & WERNER, 1998

Vb-917

Locality: Ammonite Hill, 37 km W of Conoco Channel 20, interdunal channel 22, loc. 12379, Western Desert, Egypt.

Horizon: Ammonite Hill Member, Dakhla Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Left first pleural.

 

Locality: Ammonite Hill, 37 km W of Conoco Channel 20, interdunal channel 23, loc. 12379/3, Western Desert, Egypt.

Horizon: Ammonite Hill Member, Dakhla Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Vb-920: Anterior part of dorsal shell.

 

CALLAHAN, JOHNSON & MEHLING, 2010

Locality: Spheno Run, Maryland.

Horizon: New Egypt Formation, Monmouth Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

GAFFNEY, 1975

Locality: Edelman Fossil Park (old Inversand Pit quarry), Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

PU 18706: Partial shell.

PU 18707: Partial shell with associated limb and skull fragments.

PU 18708: Left xiphiplastron.

NJSM 10410: Plasteron.

ANSP 15358:

NJSM 11340: Skull fragments.

ULLMANN & LACOVARA, 2011

Number: Not given: Nearly complete skull roof, braincase, dentary, cervical cenrum, humerus, metacarpal or metatarsal, plastron, pygal, left costal 3, right costal 4, left peripherals 5 thourgh 7, right peripherasls 7 and 8, and indeterminate carpace fragments.

ULLMANN, BOLES & LACOVARA, 2018

RU-EFP-0001: A plastron, pygal, partial left costal 3, partial right cosatal ?3, left peripherals 5 through 7, right peripherals 7 and 8, ptartial cervical centrum, left humerus, partial thoracic centrum, and an indetrminate metapodial.

RU-EFP-0002: A nearly complete plastron and carapace, atals centurm, one complete and at least two partial thoracic centra, partial first and third sacral neural archs, the lateral end of all three left sacral ribs, partial left scapula, partial pelvis, and a partial epiphysis of an indetermiante stylopodial element (probably femoral head?).

Locality: New Jersey.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1347: Nuchal and 1st peripheral.

 


Locality: New Jersey.

Horizon: "Upper Marl".

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1343: Plasteral fragments.

 


Locality: Birmingham, 10-21, 1868, EDC, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1129: Fragments of shell.

 

Locality: Barnsboro, 9/8 1870, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1470: Neural bones, nuchal, carapace fragments.

AMNH 1471: Anterior plastral bones, mixed with AMNH 1470.

 

Locality: Birmingham, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1474: Xiphiplastron and other fragments.

 

Locality: West Jersey Marl Company pits, Barnsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1477: Shell Fragments.

AMNH 1469: Shell Fragments.

 

Locality: Barnsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1468: Shell fragments.

AMNH 2524: Nuchal bone.

 


Locality: "Bone bed" at the Inversand pits, Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 15544: Carapace with partial skull and limb elements.

 

MILLER, 1953


Locality: Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 9666-7-8

 

= Taphrosphys molops COPE, 1869
Etymology:

Holotype: AMNH 1472

Locality: West Jersey Marl Company pits, Barnsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Shell fragments.

Referred material:

AMNH 1470: 3 neural bones.

AMNH 1477: Fragmentary shell.

 


Locality: Birmingham, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1129: Fragmentary remains.

 

GALLAGHER, PARRIS & SPAMER, 1986

Locality: Inversand Company, Sewell, Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Basal Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NJSM 11306

 

MILLER, 1953

Locality: Pemberton, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 9213-9216

 

= Taphrosphys leslianus COPE, 1870
Etymology:
= Prochonias leslianus (COPE, 1870)

Holotype: AMNH 1467

Locality: Hornerstown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Partial shell.

Referred material:

Locality: Barnesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1471: Right epiplastron, a part of the left epiplastron, portion of the left hyoplastron, part of the left hypoplastron and a few other fragments.

 

= Prochonias longinuchus COPE, 1870
Etymology:
= Taphrosphys longinuchus COPE, 1870

Holotype: AMNH 1124

Locality: David Haine's marl pit, Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Partial shell with limb elements (this specimen was apparently mixed with the type of Adocus agilis COPE, AMNH 1135).

 

= Taphrosphys longianus COPE, 1870
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= Prochonias enodis COPE, 1870
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= Prochonias leglanus COPE, 1870
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= Taphrosphys dares HAY, 1908
Etymology:

Holotype: AMNH 1127

Locality: Unknown, North Carolina?

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material: 7th or 8th peripheral, entoplastron and a section along the hypoziphiplastral.

 

= Amblypeza entellus HAY, 1908
Etymology:

Holotype: NJGS 6613

Locality: New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nuchal and peripherals.

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Species: strenuus COPE, 1869-1870
Etymology:
= Prochonias strenuus COPE, 1869

Holotype: AMNH 1126

Locality: Barnsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary plastron.

Referred material:

Locality: West Jersey Marl Company’s pits east Barnesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Horizon: Hornerstown Formation, Rancocas Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 1126: 75 pieces of a shell, proximal end of a left humerus.