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Hell's Bar, Gove County, Kansas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	38.7167,-100.7
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Kansas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Gove County, Kansas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Hell's Bar	Wiley E. O., Stewart J. D. (1981)	Colorado - Niobrara		not reported	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acrothoracica superorder	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Acrothoracica	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scalpellidae family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Pedunculata : Scalpellidae	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apsopelix sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Albuliformes : Albulidae : *Apsopelix*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Urenchelys abditus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Anguilliformes : Muraenidae : Urenchelys : *Urenchelys abditus*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachyrhizodus caninus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Crossognathiformes : Pachyrhizodontidae : Pachyrhizodus : *Pachyrhizodus caninus*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Holocentridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holocentriformes : Holocentridae	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Xiphactinus audax species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Ichthyodectidae : Xiphactinus : *Xiphactinus audax*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gillicus arcuatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Saurodontidae : Gillicus : *Gillicus arcuatus*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protosphyraena tenuis species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pachycormiformes : Pachycormidae : Protosphyraena : *Protosphyraena tenuis*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cimolichthys nepaholica species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Cimolichthys : *Cimolichthys nepaholica*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bananogmius sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tselfatiiformes : Plethodidae : *Bananogmius*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ptychodus mortoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Ptychodontidae : Ptychodus : *Ptychodus mortoni*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax falcatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : *Squalicorax falcatus*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax kaupi species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : *Squalicorax kaupi*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretoxyrhina mantelli species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretoxyrhina : *Cretoxyrhina mantelli*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pteranodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Pteranodon*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauria unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Toxochelyidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Toxochelyidae	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Durania sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : *Durania*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platyceramus platinus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Platyceramus : *Platyceramus platinus*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoperna sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Pseudoperna*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : *Baculites*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clioscaphites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : *Clioscaphites*	86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Wiley E. O., Stewart J. D. (1981) Urenchelys abditus, new species, the first undoubted eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) from the Cretaceous of North America, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1 1, 43-47

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