FHSM VP-6331
Hystricops (Leidy, 1858)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Hystricops
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Mammalia
Author
Leidy
Order
Rodentia
Year
1858
Family
Castoridae
Collected by
Kolb, K.K.
Date Collected
1979-09-02
Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.
Date Identified
1980-02-21
Type
Number of Pieces
4
Description
Skull; Isolated Teeth, p4-m3

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Phillips
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Ogallala
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna
Gretna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Neogene
Latest Period
Neogene
Earliest Epoch
Miocene
Latest Epoch
Miocene
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Clarendonian
Highest Zone
Clarendonian