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Charles Bonner Ranch, Logan County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.8833,-101.2 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Logan County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Charles Bonner Ranch | O'Keefe F. R., Chiappe L. M. (2011) | Montana - Pierre Shale - Sharon Springs | "at the base of the Pierre Shale [Sharon Springs Member, Campanian]" The SHaron Springs Member in Kansas ranges from Bacculites sp. (weakly ribbed) - Baculites perplexus biozones (Early-Middle Campanian) | not reported | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Polycotylus latipinnis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Polycotylus : Polycotylus latipinnis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
O'Keefe F. R., Chiappe L. M. (2011) Viviparity and K-selected life history in a Mesozoic marine Plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Science 333 870, 870-873 doi:10.1126/science.1205689 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!