FHSM VP-412
Gillicus arcuatus (Cope, 1875)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Gillicus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
arcuatus
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Cope
Order
Ichthyodectiformes
Year
1875
Family
Saurodontidae
Collected by
Van Wormer, F.H.
Date Collected
1956
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1956-02-23
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Complete Skull, ; Pectoral Girdle; Cleithrum, ; Pectoral Girdle; Coracoid, ; Pectoral Girdle; Scapula, ; ; Pectoral Girdle, radials; Fin; PectoralFins, pectoral fin rays

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
North America
Remarks
Could not be georeferenced.
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
Santonian
Latest Age
Santonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone