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3 miles east of Pfeifer , Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.7083,-99.11 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ellis County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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3 miles east of Pfeifer (FHSM VP-15576 locality) | Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) | Colorado - Graneros Shale | "A display placard with FHSM VP-15576 states that it was found by J. C. Harksen, 3 miles east of Pfeifer in the Graneros Shale" (Schumacher & Everhart 2005, p. 48). | "shale" | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Elasmosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) A stratigraphic and taxonomic review of plesiosaurs from the old "Fort Benton Group" of central Kansas: a new assessment of old records, Paludicola 5 2, 33-54 |
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!