FHSM VP-2118
Bananogmius ellisensis (Fielitz & Shimada, 1999)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Bananogmius
Phylum
Chordata
Species
ellisensis
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Fielitz & Shimada
Order
Tselfatiiformes
Year
1999
Family
Plethodidae
Collected by
Scott, R.;Baird, D.
Date Collected
Fall 1959
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1960-01-13
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Complete Skull,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Publications (1 of 1)

Fielitz, C., Shimada, K. 1999. A new species of Bananogmius (Teleostei: Tselfatiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Shale of western Kansas. Journal of Paleontology, 73:504-511