FHSM VP-2172
Saurodon (Hays, 1829)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Saurodon
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Actinopterygii
Author
Hays
Order
Ichthyodectiformes
Year
1829
Family
Saurodontidae
Collected by
Bonner, M.C.;Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1963-10-03
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton, in matrix

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