FHSM VP-2189
Pachyrhizodus caninus (Cope, 1872)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Pachyrhizodus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
caninus
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Cope
Order
Crossognathiformes
Year
1872
Family
Pachyrhizodontidae
Collected by
Bonner, O.W.
Date Collected
1965-12-01
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1966-01-07
Type
Number of Pieces
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, skull, tail, and associated elements; Skull; Complete Skull, ; ; Vertebra, ; ; Rib,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Russell
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Greenhorn
Member
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
Turonian
Latest Age
Turonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Shimada, K., 2006. Annotated checklist of fossil fishes from the Smoky Hill Chalk of the Niobrara Chalk (Upper Cretaceous) in Kansas. , 35:193-213