FHSM VP-2293
Hesperornis (Marsh, 1872)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Hesperornis
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Aves
Author
Marsh
Order
Hesperornithiformes
Year
1872
Family
Hesperornithidae
Collected by
Bonner, M.C.
Date Collected
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1968-06-12
Type
Number of Pieces
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; ; Vertebra, ; Limb; Humerus, right; Pectoral Girdle; Scapula, right; Limb; Femur, distal and proximal ends; Pectoral Girdle; Coracoid,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Logan
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Niobrara
Member
Smoky 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
Santonian
Latest Age
Santonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone