FHSM VP-18702
Ichthyornis (Marsh, 1872)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Ichthyornis
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Aves
Author
Marsh
Order
Ichthyornithes
Year
1872
Family
Ichthyornithidae
Collected by
Super, K.J.
Date Collected
2014-08-17
Identified By
Wilson, L.E.;Super, K.J.
Date Identified
2014-08-18
Type
Number of Pieces
Description
Skeleton; Partial Skeleton,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Gove
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
Coniacian?
Latest Age
Conacian?
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Field, D.J., Hanson, M., Burnham, D., Wilson, L.E., Super, K., Ehret, D., Ebersole, J.A., Bhullar, B.S. 2018. Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head. Nature. , 557:96-100