FHSM VP-2509
Sorex scottensis (Jammot, 1972)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Sorex
Phylum
Chordata
Species
scottensis
Class
Mammalia
Author
Jammot
Order
Eulipotyphla
Year
1972
Family
Soricidae
Collected by
Zakrzewski, R.J.
Date Collected
1972-05-01
Identified By
McMullen, T.L.
Date Identified
1973
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Mandible, (1) left with M1-M2

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Ellis
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna
Duck Creek

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Quaternary
Latest Period
Quaternary
Earliest Epoch
Pleistocene
Latest Epoch
Pleistocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (2 of 2)

McMullen, T.L., 1978. Mammals of the Duck Creek local fauna, late Pleistocene of Kansas. Journal of Mammalogy, 59:374-386
McMullen, T.L., 1975. Shrews from the late Pleistocene of central Kansas, with the description of a new species of Sorex. Journal of Mammalogy, 56:316-320