Hesperornis regalis Marsh, 1872

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Object Details

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Cretaceous / Late

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Appendicular elements, femur, right tibiotarsus, patella, tarsometatarsus, foot phalanx-(3)

Stratigraphy

/ Niobrara Fm

Collection Date

1871

USNM Number

V56

Type Citation

Shufeldt. 1915. Connecticut Acad.Arts Sci.Trans. 19 : 21, pl.4,f.25-27.

Type Status

plastoholotype

Place

Kansas, United States, North America

Published Name

Hesperornis regalis Marsh, 1872

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Paleogeneral

Birds

Aves Stratigraphic

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Hesperornithiformes Hesperornithidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/389f5e3cc-8b04-48c7-8a0a-29b654b11208

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3371014