FHSM VP-6318
Aves (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Aves
Author
Linnaeus
Order
Year
1758
Family
Collected by
Schumacher, D.M.
Date Collected
1979-06-21
Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.
Date Identified
1979-06-21
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Limb; Tarsometatarsus,

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
Greenhorn
Member
Lincoln
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
Turonian
Latest Age
Turonian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (2 of 2)

Everhart, M.J., Bell, A.. 2009. A hesperornithiform limb bone from the basal Greenhorn Formation (Late Cretaceous; Middle Cenomanian) of north central Kansas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29:952-956
Tokaryk, T.T., Cumbaa, S.L. & Storer, J.E.. 1997. Early Cretaceous birds from Saskatchewan, Canada: The oldest diverse avifauna known from North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 17:172-176