FHSM VP-14010
Cretoxyrhina mantelli (Agassiz, 1843)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
CretoxyrhinaPhylum
ChordataSpecies
mantelliClass
ChondrichthyesAuthor
AgassizOrder
LamniformesYear
1843Family
CretoxyrhinidaeCollected by
Everhart, M.J.Date Collected
2002-05-22Identified By
Everhart, M.J.Date Identified
2002-05-22Type
Number of Pieces
1Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; Skull; Teeth, associated and articulated; ; Vertebra,Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
GoveRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
NiobraraMember
Smoky HillZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest Zone
Highest Zone
Publications (3 of 3)
Newbrey, M.G., Siversson, M., Cook, T.D., Fotheringham, A.M., & Sanchez, R.L.. 2013. Vertebral Morphology, Dentition, Age, Growth, and Ecology of the Large Lamniform Shark Cardabiodon ricki. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 60:877-897
Shimada, K., . 2008. Ontogenetic parameters and life history strategies of the late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli, based on vertebral growth increments. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28:21-33
Shimada, K., 2006. Annotated checklist of fossil fishes from the Smoky Hill Chalk of the Niobrara Chalk (Upper Cretaceous) in Kansas. , 35:193-213