FHSM VP-291
Heliscomys (Cope, 1873)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Heliscomys
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Mammalia
Author
Cope
Order
Rodentia
Year
1873
Family
Heliscomyidae
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Zakrzewski, R.J.
Date Identified
1975-05-23
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Cranium, ; Skull; Maxilla, with teeth

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

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

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Paleogene
Latest Period
Paleogene
Earliest Epoch
Oligocene
Latest Epoch
Oligocene
Earliest Age
Rupelian
Latest Age
Rupelian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone