FHSM VP-6293
Cretoxyrhina mantelli (Agassiz, 1843)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Cretoxyrhina
Phylum
Chordata
Species
mantelli
Class
Chondrichthyes
Author
Agassiz
Order
Lamniformes
Year
1843
Family
Cretoxyrhinidae
Collected by
Zakrzewski, R.J.
Date Collected
1978-06-22
Identified By
Shimada, K.
Date Identified
1994-01-05
Type
Number of Pieces
6
Description
Skull; Teeth, (6)

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Russell
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Colorado
Formation
Carlile
Member
Fairport
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna
Gorham

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

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

Publications (1 of 1)

Shimada, K., . 1997e. Stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli (Agassiz), in Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 100:139-149