FHSM VP-2139
Ichthyornis (Marsh, 1872)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
IchthyornisPhylum
ChordataSpecies
Class
AvesAuthor
MarshOrder
IchthyornithesYear
1872Family
IchthyornithidaeCollected by
Erickson, P.Date Collected
Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.Date Identified
Type
Number of Pieces
Description
Limb; Carpometacarpus, proximalLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
EllisRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
Greenhorn/CarlileMember
Pfeifer (Fencepost Bed)/FairportZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Shimada, K., Fernandes, M.V.. 2006. Ichthyornis sp. (Aves: Ichthyornithiformes) from the lower Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of western Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 109:21-26