FHSM IP-572
Spinaptychus sternbergi (Fischer & Fay, 1953)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Spinaptychus
Phylum
Mollusca
Species
sternbergi
Class
Cephalopoda
Author
Fischer & Fay
Order
Year
1953
Family
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Fischer, A.G.
Date Identified
1963-06-15
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Body; Aptychus, fragment; Body; Aptychus, cross-section slide

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Latest Epoch
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Fischer, A.G., Fay, R.O. 1953. A spiny aptychus from the Cretaceous of Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, 102:77-92