FHSM VP-6318
Aves (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
Specimen Info
Kingdom
AnimaliaGenus
Phylum
ChordataSpecies
Class
AvesAuthor
LinnaeusOrder
Year
1758Family
Collected by
Schumacher, D.M.Date Collected
1979-06-21Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.Date Identified
1979-06-21Type
Number of Pieces
1Description
Limb; Tarsometatarsus,Locality
Lithostratigraphy
Country
United States of AmericaState/Province
KansasCounty
RussellRemarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality informationGroup
ColoradoFormation
GreenhornMember
LincolnZone
Bed
Local Fauna
Chronostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Earliest Period
CretaceousLatest Period
CretaceousLowest 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