FHSM VP-17312
Parahesperornis (Martin, 1984)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
ParahesperornisPhylum
ChordataSpecies
Class
AvesAuthor
MartinOrder
HesperornithiformesYear
1984Family
HesperornithidaeCollected by
Bussen, J.P.Date Collected
Identified By
Bussen, J.P.Date Identified
2008-10-17Type
Number of Pieces
1Description
Limb; Tarsometatarsus, LeftLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
LoganRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
NiobraraMember
Smoky HillZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Lake CreekChronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Bell, A., Everhart, M.J.. 2009. A new specimen of Parahesperornis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes) from the Smoky Hill Chalk (Early Campanian) of western Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science , 112:42930