Pappichthys corsoni Cope

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. Edward D. Cope

Geologic Age

Cenozoic / Paleogene / Eocene

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull element, dentary, Axial element, vertebra

Stratigraphy

/ Bridger Fm

USNM Number

V3961

Type Citation

Cope. 1873. U.S.Geol.Survey Terr.6th Annual Rept.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Pappichthys corsoni Cope

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Paleogeneral

Types: Fishes

Fish Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Osteichthyes Neopterygii Amiiformes Amiidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/377c2e7cd-6a6b-4d77-bc5b-b3fad3ecfefe

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3393391