FHSM VP-19525
Xiphactinus audax (Leidy, 1870)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Xiphactinus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
audax
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Leidy
Order
Ichthyodectiformes
Year
1870
Family
Ichthyodectidae
Collected by
Griggs, Cl.
Date Collected
Identified By
Shelburne, E.C.
Date Identified
2020-01-20
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Teeth, (1) tooth

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
McPherson
Remarks
Unclear what 19-west references; georeference error set to 25.0 mi to incorporate potential localities around Marquette.
Group
Formation
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