Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Mosasauroidea
Family: Mosasauridae
(mosasaur)
The family Mosasauridae contains the subfamilies: Halisaurinae, Mosasaurinae, Plioplatecarpinae, and Tylosaurinae | ||
Plioplatecarpus sp. vertebrae ![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
same (bottom view)![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
same (left vertebra only, bottom view)![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
same (back view) ![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
same (front view) ![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
same (side view) ![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous Loc: Arkansas |
Tylosaurus "Heath Mosasaur" ![]() Formation: Ozan? Period: Cretaceous Loc: Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall Co., Tx. |
Tylosaurus proriger (cast)![]() Formation: ? Period: Cretaceous Loc: |
Platycarpus (mosasaur)![]() Formation: ?? Period: Cretaceous Loc: Dallas co., Tx. Dallas Museum NH |
Platycarpus (mosasaur) vertebra![]() Formation: Ozan Period: Cretaceous Loc: NSR, Delta co., Tx. |
same![]() Formation: Ozan Period: Cretaceous Loc: NSR, Delta co., Tx. |
miscellaneous bones![]() Formation: Ozan? Period: Cretaceous Loc: NSR, Fannin co., Tx. Nov. 12, 2005. |
Russellosaurus coheni jaw (new basal mosasaurid)![]() Formation: Eagle Ford Period: Cretaceous Loc: Dallas co., Tx. [Found by Mark C, SMU collection] |
Russellosaurus? jaw section![]() Formation: Eagle Ford Period: Cretaceous Loc: Dallas co., Tx. Sep. 2011 [Found by Kerry K] |
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ichthyosauria
Family: Ophthalmosauridae
(ichthyosaur)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Plesiosauria
Suborder: Plesiosaur
(plesiosaur)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: ?
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
(turtles)
turtle limb bone![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous (upper Campanian, 70-72 mya) Loc: Arkansas [Found by Roz M] |
turtle limb bone![]() Formation: Eagle Ford (Britton shale) Period: Cretaceous (c. 94 mya) Loc: Tarrant co., Tx. |
Ctenochelys (Toxochelys) skull![]() Formation: Marlbrook Period: Cretaceous (upper Campanian, 70-72 mya) Loc: Arkansas |
turtle shell![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Tarrant co., Tx. Sep. 9, 2012. |
turtle shell (side view)![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Tarrant co., Tx. Sep. 9, 2012. |
Class: Reptilia
Branch: Crocodylomorpha?
Family: Goniopholididae?
(crocodiles)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Cerapoda
Tenontosaurus dossi ![]() Formation: Antlers Period: Cretaceous (113-120 mya) Loc: Wise co, Tx. |
A herbivorous "Hypsilophodontid" dinosaur![]() Formation: Twin Mountains Period: Cretaceous (113-120 mya) Loc: Comanche co., Tx. |
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ornithischia
Infraorder: Ankylosauria
Family: Nodosauridae
(ankylosaur)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ornithopoda
Superfamily: Hadrosauroidea
(hadrosaur)
Protohadros byrdi tooth![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous (c. 94 mya) Loc: Denton co., Tx. (SMU collection) |
Protohadros byrdi jaw![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous (c. 94 mya) Loc: Denton co., Tx. (SMU collection) |
Protohadros byrdi skull pieces![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous (c. 94 mya) Loc: Denton co., Tx. (SMU collection) |
A hadrosaur tooth (tip)![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Tarrant co., Tx. Sep. 9, 2012. |
A dinosaur vertebra![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Denton co., Tx. 2013. [Brad C. coll.] |
A dinosaur vertebra (same)![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Denton co., Tx. 2013. [Brad C. coll.] |
Head J., 1998, "A new species of basal hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Cenomanian of Texas", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 (4); 718 - 738 (1998). |
Class: Reptilia
Order: Saurischia
(theropod dinosaurs)
Unknown theropod dinosaur tooth![]() Formation: Woodbine Period: Cretaceous Loc: Tarrant co., Tx. Sep. 9, 2012. |
Theropod dinosaur track![]() Formation: Glen Rose Period: Cretaceous Loc: Somervell co., Tx. Jan. 24, 2010. |
For many more pictures of the new
Glen Rose dinosaur track site go to these pages: Jan. 13, 2010 Jan. 24, 2010 |