Genus: Pteranodon non MARSH, 1876

Species: occidentalis (MARSH, 1872) EATON, 1910 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Pterodactylus oweni MARSH 1871(nomen dubium)
= Pterodactylus occidentalis MARSH, 1872 (nomen dubium)
= Pteranodon (Occidentalia) occidentalis (MARSH, 1872) OLSHEVSKY, 1978 (nomen dubium)
= Pteranodon oxydactylus McGINNIS, 1982 (sic) (nomen dubium)

Lectotype: YPM 1160

Locality: North fork of the Smoky (Hill) River, east side, 1 mile (=1.61 km) from the mouth, 5 miles west of Russell Springs, Sec. 13 and 14, T13S, R36W, Logan County, Kansas.

Horizon: Upper Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Distal end of ?metacarpal IV, and phalangeal bone fragments.

Syntype

YPM 1161

Locality: East side of the north fork of the Smoky Hill River, 1 mile from Mouth, Sec. 1, 2, 11, and 12, T13S, R36W, Logan County, Kansas.

Horizon: Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Distal end of right metacarpal IV.

Referred material:

= Ornithochirus harpyia COPE, 1872(nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Ornithocheirus harypia (COPE, 1872) emend NEWTON, 1888 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: AMNH 1572

Locality: Butte Creek, Logan County, Kansas.

Horizon: Upper Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary 4th metacarpal and phalanx bones of 3 individuals.

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Species: velox (MARSH, 1872) (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Pterodactylus velox MARSH, 1872 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: YPM 1176

Locality: South side of the Smoky (Hill) River, 26 miles (=41.9 km), east of Fort Wallace, approximately 3 miles East of Russell Springs, Sec. 32, 33, T13S, R34W, Logan County, Kansas.

Horizon: Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Distal end of a 4th metacarpal and a portion of phalanx 1 of the right wing of an immature individual.

Referred material:

= Pteranodon comptus MARSH, 1876 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Lectotype: YPM 2335

Locality: T8S, R23W, Graham County, Kansas.

Horizon: Upper Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Based on portions of 3 individual skeletons.

Referred material?

Locality: Butte Creek, Logan County, Kansas.

Material: Yellow Chalk.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

YPM 2287: Limb-shaft fragments.

 


Locality: Unknown, “Wallace County”, Kansas.

Horizon: Unknown.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

YPM 2397: Distal end of ?femur, distal end of tibia and fragmentary metatarsals.

 

BENNETT, 1981

Locality: Butte Creek, Kansas.

Horizon: Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian or Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

YPM 1872:

YPM 1873:

YPM 1185: