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PV R 2959

Classification
Scientific name: Pteranodon occidentalis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Pterosauria
Family: Pteranodontidae
Genus: Pteranodon
Species: occidentalis
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Pterosauria; Pteranodontidae
Location
State province: Kansas
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Higher geography: North America; United States; Kansas; Logan
Identification
Identified by: Dr S C. Bennett
Identification qualifier: Bennett, S. C. 2001 page 141, table 11.
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Pteranodon occidentalis
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV R 2959
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:479232
Catalogue description: Wing bones
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Cretaceous
Latest period/highest system: Cretaceous
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Late Cretaceous
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Cretaceous
Earliest age/lowest stage: Santonian
Latest age/highest stage: Santonian
Lowest biostratigraphic zone: Clioscaphites vermiformis and Clioscaphites choteauensis Zone
Highest biostratigraphic zone: Spinaptychus sternbergi Zone
Group: Colorado Group
Formation: Niobrara Formation
Member: Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Chronostratigraphy: Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, Santonian
Lithostratigraphy: Colorado Group, Niobrara Formation, Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Record
Occurrence ID: ba9d0312-ad61-49d7-bffd-40a5b29b4d47
Modified: 2025-11-10T13:59:05+00:00
Created: 2009-03-24T15:48:24+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2009-03-24T15:48:24+00:00
Last updated 2025-11-10T13:59:05+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb