FHSM VP-3212
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
Zehr, D.D.
Date Collected
1973-06-07
Identified By
Zehr, D.D.
Date Identified
1973-10-01
Type
Number of Pieces
12
Description
Dermal Bone; Carapace, marginals and unidentified scutes

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

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