FHSM VP-43
Rhineura hatcherii (Baur, 1893)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Rhineura
Phylum
Chordata
Species
hatcherii
Class
Reptilia
Author
Baur
Order
Squamata
Year
1893
Family
Rhineuridae
Collected by
Walker, M.V.
Date Collected
1931
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1931
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Complete Skull,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Wyoming
County
Converse
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
White River
Formation
Brule
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Paleogene
Latest Period
Paleogene
Earliest Epoch
Oligocene
Latest Epoch
Oligocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (2 of 2)

Gilmore, C.W., . 1938. Descriptions of new and little-known fossil lizards from North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 86:43065
Walker, M.V., 1932. A new burrowing lizard from the Oligocene of central Wyoming. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 35:224-231