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List of the Mesozoic life of Kansas

This list of the Mesozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.

A
• †Abietites • †Abietites ernestinae • †Abietites longifoliusAcanthoscaphites'' – tentative report • †Acanthoscaphites reesidei • †Alzadasaurus – type locality for genus • †Alzadasaurus kansasensis – type locality for species • †Amberleya • †Ampullina • †Anomia • †Apateodus • †Apateodus busseni – type locality for species • †Apatornis • †Apatornis celer – type locality for species • Apsopelix'' • †Apsopelix anglicus • †Aquatifolia • †Aquatifolia fluitansAralia • †Aralia newberryi • †Aralia polymorpha • †Aralia ravniana • †Araliopsoides • †Araliopsoides cretacea • †Arcellites • †Arcellites disciformis • †Archaeanthus – type locality for genus • †Archaeanthus linnenbergeri – type locality for species • †Archaeolamna • †Archaeolamna kopingensis • †Archaepetala – type locality for genus • †Archaepetala beekeri – type locality for species • †Archaepetala obscura – type locality for species • †Arcopagella • †Arcopagella mactroides • †Ariadnaesporites • †Ariadnaesporites ariadnaeArundo • †Arundo groenlandica • †Asplenium • †Asplenium dicksonianum • †Astrocoenia • †Astrocoenia nidiformisAviculopecten'' • †Aviculopecten occidentalis ==B==
B
Baculites'' • †Baculites clinolobatus • †Baculites compressus • †Baculites grandis • †Baculites ovatus • †Baculites pseudovatus – type locality for species • †Bacutriletes • †Bacutriletes greenlandicus • †Bananogmius • †Bananogmius evolutus • †Baptornis – type locality for genus • †Baptornis advenus – type locality for species • †Bassites – type locality for genus • †Bassites reesidei – type locality for species • Botula • †Botula carolinensis hunting a hesperornithiform bird †Brachauchenius'' – type locality for genus • †Brachauchenius lucasi – type locality for species • Brachidontes • †Brachidontes nonbifurcus • †Brachyrhizodus • †Brachyrhizodus mcnultyi • †Brasenites • †Brasenites kansense • †Breviarca • †Breviarca angulata • †Breviarca habita • †Breviarca salinaensis • †Breviarca subovata ==C==
C
Cadulus • †Cadulus praetenuis • †Caloda – type locality for genus • †Caloda delevoryana – type locality for species • Calycoceras'' • †Calycoceras naviculare • †Cantioscyllium • †Cantioscyllium decipiensCarcharias • †Carcharias amonensis • †Carcharias saskatchewanensis • †Carcharias tenuiplicatusCardita • †Cardita belviderensis • †Carpolithus • †Carpolithus belviderensis • †Cassiope • †CeratophyllumChiloscyllium • †Chiloscyllium greeni • †Chondrites • †Cimolichthys • †Cimolichthys nepaholicaCladophlebis • †Cladophlebis dakotensis • †Claosaurus • †Claosaurus agilis – type locality for species • Clidastes'' • †Clidastes liodontus • †Clidastes veloxCliona • †Clioscaphites • †Clioscaphites choteauensis • †Collignoniceras • †Collignoniceras woollgari • †Coniasaurus • †Coniasaurus crassidens – or unidentified comparable form • Corbula • †Corbula fenti • †Corbula smolanensis • †Costatheca • †Costatheca diskoensis • †Costatheca lata • †Crassatellina • †Crassatellina oblongaCrassinella • †Crassinella semicostataCrassostrea • †Crassostrea kiowana • †Cretolamna • †Cretolamna appendiculata, or the Ginsu shark †Cretoxyrhina'' • †Cretoxyrhina mantelli • †CrossopodiaCtenochelys • †Ctenochelys procax • †Ctenochelys stenoporus – type locality for species • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea herculea • †Cucullaea recedens • †Cupressinoxylon • †Cupressinoxylon cheyennense • †Cycadeoidea • †Cycadeoidea munita • †Cycadeospermum • †Cycadeospermum lineatum • †Cyprimeria • †Cyprimeria kiowanaCytheridea ==D==
D
• †Dakotasuchus – type locality for genus • †Dakotasuchus kingi – type locality for species • †Dawndraco – type locality for genus • †Dawndraco kanzai – type locality for species • †Desmatochelys • †Desmatochelys lowi • †Dictyothylakos • †Discoscaphites • †Discoscaphites constrictus • †Discoscaphites nicoletti • †Dolichorhynchops – type locality for genus • †Dolichorhynchops osborni – type locality for species • †Donlesia • †Donlesia dakotensis • †Drepanocheilus • †Drepanocheilus kiowanus • †Durania • †Durania maxima ==E==
E
• †Ectenosaurus • †Ectenosaurus clidastoides • †Eiffellithus • †Eiffellithus turriseiffelii with an anachronistic human to scale †Elasmosaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Elasmosaurus nobilis – type locality for species • †Elasmosaurus platyurus – type locality for species • †Elasmosaurus sternbergi – type locality for species • †Enchodus • †Enchodus gladiolus • †Enchodus petrosus • †Engonoceras • †Engonoceras belviderense • †Eprolithus • †Eprolithus floralis • †Erlansonisporites • †Erlansonisporites erlansonii • †Euspira • †Euspira smolanensis ==F==
F
• †Fagus • †Feistmantelia • †Feistmantelia oblonga • †Flaventia • †Flaventia belviderensis • †Fumicollis – type locality for genus • †Fumicollis hoffmani – type locality for species ==G==
H
• †Hadrodus • †Hadrodus priscus • †Halisaurus • †Halisaurus sternbergi – type locality for species • †Heliocolithus • †Heliocolithus trabeculatus • †Henrisporites • †Henrisporites angustusHesperornis'' – type locality for genus • †Hesperornis crassipes – type locality for species • †Hesperornis gracilis – type locality for species • †Hesperornis regalis – type locality for species • †Heteroceras • †Heteroceras tortum • †Hierosaurus – type locality for genus • †Hierosaurus sternbergii – type locality for species • †Homomya • †Hoploscaphites • †Hoploscaphites nicolletii • †Hughesisporites • †Huhatanka • †Huhatanka kiowana ==I==
I
• †Iaceornis • †Iaceornis marshi – type locality for species • Ichthyornis'' – type locality for genus • †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species • †Inoceramus • †Inoceramus cuvieri • †Inoceramus ginterensis • †Inoceramus tenuistriatus – tentative report • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira ==J==
J
Jeletzkytes'' • †Jeletzkytes nodosus ==K==
K
• †Kalymmanthus – type locality for genus • †Kalymmanthus walkeri – type locality for species ==L==
L
• †Laminospondylus • †Laminospondylus transversus – or unidentified comparable form • †Leiosphaeridia • †Leptosolen • †Leptosolen otterensis • †Leptostyrax • †Leptostyrax crassidens • †Lesqueria • †Lesqueria elocata • †Linearis • †Linearis kansasensis • †Lingula • †Lingula subspatula • †Lingula subspatulata spiny lobster Linuparus'' • †Linuparus canadensis • †Liriophyllum • †Liriophyllum kansense – type locality for species • Lopha • †Lopha kansasensis • †Lopha subovata • †Lophochelys – type locality for genus • †Lophochelys natatrix – type locality for species • †Lophochelys niobrarae – type locality for species ==M==
M
• †Maexisporites • †Maexisporites soldanellus • †MagnoavipesMarsilea • †Marsilea johnhallii • †Mathilda • †Megacephalosaurus – type locality for genus • †Megacephalosaurus eulerti – type locality for species • Membranipora • †Microcarpolithes • †Microcarpolithes hexagonalis • †Minerisporites • †Minerisporites dissimilis • †Minerisporites marginatus • †Minerisporites pterotus – or unidentified comparable form • , or horsemussel †Modiolus'' • †Molaspora • †Molaspora lobata • †Molaspora salinum – type locality for species • †Mytiloides • †Mytiloides columbianus ==N==
N
• †Niobrarasaurus • †Niobrarasaurus coleii – type locality for species • †Niobrarateuthis • †Niobrarateuthis bonneri – type locality for species • †Niobrarateuthis walkeri – type locality for species • Nucula • †Nucula catherina • †Nucula rivulana – or unidentified comparable form • Nuculana • †Nuculana mutataNyctosaurus'' • †Nyctosaurus bonneri – type locality for species • †Nyctosaurus gracilis – type locality for species • †Nyctosaurus nanus – type locality for species ==O==
O
• †Ogmodirus – type locality for genus • †Ogmodirus martinii – type locality for species • †Onychiopsis • †Onychiopsis psilotoides • †Orepanochilus • †Orepanochilus kiowanus, or oyster Ostrea'' • †Ostrea arcuata • †Ostrea lugubris • †Ostrea rugosa • †Otostoma • †Oxytropidoceras ==P==
P
• †Pachyrhizodus • †Pachyrhizodus caninus – or unidentified comparable form • †Pachyrhizodus minimus • †Parahesperornis – type locality for genus • †Parahesperornis alexi – type locality for species • †Paraliodesmus • †Paraliodesmus guadagnii • †Paxillitriletes • †Paxillitriletes dakotaensis • †Paxillitriletes vittatus • †Pecten • †Pecten inconspicuus • †Peilinia • †Peilinia quadriplicata • †Phelopteria • †Phelopteria minutaPholadomya • †Pholadomya belviderensisPinus • †Pinus longifolius • †Pirsila • †Placenticeras • †Placenticeras meekiPlatanusPlatecarpus'' • †Platecarpus planifrons – type locality for species • †Platecarpus tympaniticus • †Platyceramus • †Platyceramus platinus • †Platypterygius – or unidentified comparable form • †Plesiochelys • †Plesiochelys belviderensis – type locality for species • †Plesiosaurus • †Plesiosaurus gulo – type locality for species • Plicatula • †Polyacrodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • giving birth †Polycotylus'' – type locality for genus • †Polycotylus latipinnis – type locality for species • †Porthochelys – type locality for genus • †Porthochelys laticeps – type locality for species • †Prionochelys • †Prionochelys galeotergum – type locality for species • †Prionocyclus • †Prionocyclus hyatti • †Prisca – tentative report • †Protocardia • †Protocardia texana • †Protosphyraena • †Protosphyraena tenuis • †Protostega • †Protostega copei – type locality for species • †Pseudoperna • †Pseudoperna bentonensis • †Pseudoperna congestaPteranodon'' – type locality for genus • †Pteranodon comptus – type locality for species • †Pteranodon longiceps – type locality for species • †Pteranodon sternbergi – type locality for species • †Pteria • †Pteria salinensis • †Pterotrigonia • †Pterotrigonia emoryi • †Ptychodus • †Ptychodus anonymus – or unidentified comparable form • †Ptychodus decurrens • †Ptychodus mortoni • †Ptychodus occidentalis • †Ptychodus whipplei • †Ptychotrygon • †Ptychotrygon triangularis ==Q==
R
• †Raninella • †Raninella carlilensis • †Repichnia guitar fish Rhinobatos'' • †Rhinobatos incertus • †Rhizocorallium • †Ruffordia • †Ruffordia goepperti – or unidentified comparable form ==S==
S
• †Sapindopsis • †Sapindopsis belviderensis • †Sapindopsis brevifolia • †Sapindopsis magnifolia • †Sapindopsis type A – informal • †Sapindopsis type B – informal • †Sapindopsis variabilisSassafras • †Sassafras mudgii • †Sassafras mudgli • †Scabratriletes • †Scabtrigonia • †Scabtrigonia emoryi • †Scapanorhynchus • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon • †Scaphites • †Scaphites plenus • †ScoliciaScyliorhinus • †Selmasaurus • †Selmasaurus johnsoni – type locality for species • †Sequoia • †Sequoia conditaSerpulaSilvisaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Silvisaurus condrayi – type locality for species • †Spermatites • †Spermatites piperiformisSqualicorax • †Squalicorax curvatus • †Squalicorax falcatus • †Squalicorax kaupi • †Squalicorax pristodontus – or unidentified comparable form • †Squalicorax volgensis • †SqualocoraxSterculia • †Sterculia mucronata • †Sterculia towneri • †Stoveris • †Stoveris achylosus • †Stramentum • †Stramentum elegans • †Stramentum haworthi • †Strepteneura • †Striatriletes • †Striatriletes radialisStyxosaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Styxosaurus snowii – type locality for species ==T==
T
Tellina • †Terminonaris • †Terminonaris browni – or unidentified comparable form • Toxochelys'' • †Toxochelys latiremisTrachycardium • †Trachycardium kansasense • †Tragodesmoceras • †Tragodesmoceras bassi • †Trinacromerum – type locality for genus • †Trinacromerum bentonianum – type locality for species • Turritella • †Turritella belviderei • †Turritella belviderensis • †Turritella kansasensisTylosaurus'' • †Tylosaurus dyspelor • †Tylosaurus kansasensis – type locality for species • †Tylosaurus proriger ==U==
U
Uintacrinus'' • †Uintacrinus socialis • †Urenchelys • †Urenchelys abditus – type locality for species ==V==
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