FHSM VP-183
Protosphyraena (Leidy, 1857)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Protosphyraena
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Leidy
Order
Pachycormiformes
Year
1857
Family
Pachycormidae
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
1948-05-11
Identified By
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Identified
1948-12-08
Type
Number of Pieces
15
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, ; Unidentified; Unidentified, assortment of unidentified bones; Skull; Jaw, assorted jaw elements with teeth

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Logan
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