FHSM VP-212
Bonnerichthys gladius (Cope, 1874)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Bonnerichthys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
gladius
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Cope
Order
Pachycormiformes
Year
1874
Family
Pachycormidae
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Bonner, M.C.
Date Identified
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
; Pectoral Girdle, complete pectoral fin

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Upper
Latest Epoch
Upper
Earliest Age
Santonian
Latest Age
Santonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Friedman, M., 2013. Geographic and stratigraphic distribution of the Late Cretaceous suspension-feeding bony fish Bonnerichthys gladius (Teleosti, Pachycormiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 33:35-47