FHSM VP-109
Geochelone (Fitzinger, 1835)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Geochelone
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Reptilia
Author
Fitzinger
Order
Testudines
Year
1835
Family
Testudinidae
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Identified
1947-02-21
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Dermal Bone; Carapace, partial

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Neogene
Latest Period
Neogene
Earliest Epoch
Miocene
Latest Epoch
Miocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone