Chimaerotheca montanana Brown

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Object Details

Collector

Barnum Brown

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Cretaceous / Late

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Egg

Stratigraphy

Montana Group / Horse Thief Fm

USNM Number

V17020

Type Citation

Brown, R. D. 1946. Jour.Paleontology. 20 (n.3): 264, pl.38,f.7.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Montana, United States, North America

Published Name

Chimaerotheca montanana Brown

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Paleogeneral

Types: Fishes

Fish Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Chondrichthyes Subterbranchialia Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeroidei Chimaeridae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e6e01ed-6d40-4490-b7cf-c2ee458738e7

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3393301

Chimaerotheca montanana Brown

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