FHSM VP-186
Hesperornis regalis (Marsh, 1872)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
HesperornisPhylum
ChordataSpecies
regalisClass
AvesAuthor
MarshOrder
HesperornithiformesYear
1872Family
HesperornithidaeCollected by
Sternberg, G.F.Date Collected
Fall 1948Identified By
Sternberg, G.F.Date Identified
1948-12-11Type
Number of Pieces
20Description
Pelvic Girdle; Complete, pelvic archLocality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
LoganRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
NiobraraMember
Smoky HillZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (1 of 1)
Everhart, M.J., 2011. Rediscovery of the Hesperornis regalis Marsh 1871 holotype locality indicates an earlier stratigraphic occurrence. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 114:59-68