FHSM VP-3394
Aphelops megalodus (Cope, 1873)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Aphelops
Phylum
Chordata
Species
megalodus
Class
Mammalia
Author
Cope
Order
Perissodactyla
Year
1873
Family
Rhinocerotidae
Collected by
Zehr, D.D.
Date Collected
1971-09-01
Identified By
Zehr, D.D.
Date Identified
1974-04-25
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Cranium, ; Skull; Teeth,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

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
Highest Zone