FHSM IP-1445
Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
OstreaPhylum
MolluscaSpecies
Class
BivalviaAuthor
LinnaeusOrder
OstreidaYear
1758Family
OstreidaeCollected by
Schumacher, B.A.Date Collected
2002-03-06Identified By
Schumacher, B.A.Date Identified
2003-09-02Type
Number of Pieces
1Description
Body; Shell, multiple shell fragments in matrixLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
ColoradoCounty
Las AnimasRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
GreenhornMember
LincolnZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Shimada, K., Schumacher, B.A., Parkin, J.A., & Palermo, J.M.. 2006. Fossil marine vertebrates from the lowermost Greenhorn Limestone (Upper Cretaceous: middle Cenomanian) in southeastern Colorado. Journal of Paleontology Memoir, 63:1-45