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Cylindracanthus ornatus (Leidy 1865) Ray finned Fish rostrum
(DSM# 10668) This complete rostrum of a ray finned fish is a rare find.
Dallasaurus? turneri (Bell and Polcyn 2005)
(DSM# CH) It is believed that mosasaurs gave birth to live babies rather than laying eggs. These very small vertebrae could belong to the small species of mosasaur listed here or they may be the backbones of the baby of a much larger species.
Tylosaur jaw Fragment
(uncatalogued) This is the lower jaw fragment of a Mosasaur-like creature.
Mosasaurus sp. (Conybeare 1822) Small quadrate and jaw fragments
(DSM# CH16) This represents a small species of Mosasaur. Post cranials of this specimen have also been found and excavated.
Mosasaurus aff. hoffmanii (Mantell 1829) Mosasaur quadrate
(DSM# 10743) The quadrate is the place where the jaw articulates with the skull of the creature.
Mosasaurus hoffmanii (Mantell 1829) Mosasaur cranial and post-cranials
(DSM# 10716) Extinct family of predatory marine reptiles. This species of mosasaur could grow up to 60 feet in length.
Bothremys? barberi (Leidy 1865) complete carapace
(DSM# 10682 - 3348) Sea Turtle Carapace
Hadrosaurus sp. (Leidy 1858) Hadrosaur tail partial foot and partial femur
(DSM#10765) These Hadrosaur specimens were found in marine sediments which suggests the animal died and floated into the ocean before sinking and being preserved.
Ischyrhiza mira (Leidy 1856) Sawfish rostral spine
(DSM# 10723) Extinct family of sawfish. The rostral spines of this fish protrude out the side of a bony structure that juts out from the face.
Enchodus petrosus (Cope 1874) Fish tooth
(DSM DH13) Extinct family of large fish sometimes called the "saber-toothed herring". Enchodus were common in Late Cretaceous seas and survived the K-Pg extinction event. They went extinct in the Eocene.