FHSM VP-17427
Bonnerichthys gladius (Cope, 1874)

FHSM VP-17427
FHSM VP-17427

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Bonnerichthys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
gladius
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Cope
Order
Pachycormiformes
Year
1874
Family
Pachycormidae
Collected by
Bussen, J.P.
Date Collected
1999
Identified By
Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
2017-03-13
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Fin; HypuralBone,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Logan
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Niobrara
Member
Smoky Hill
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Upper
Latest Epoch
Upper
Earliest Age
Campanian
Latest Age
Campanian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Friedman, M., 2013. Geographic and stratigraphic distribution of the Late Cretaceous suspension-feeding bony fish Bonnerichthys gladius (Teleosti, Pachycormiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 33:35-47