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Specimen #: B.06.01.15
Collection: Aves > Hesperornis, Bird
Status: stored
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Description
Vertebra (weathered) and Possible Jaw Element
Measurements (3.1 x 3.0 x 3.3 cm)
Rough measurements were made using a hand held ruler, not a set of calipers. The above rough measurements pertain only to the single Vertebra associated with this specimen.
Details
| Common Name: | Hesperornis, Bird |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Hesperornithiformes |
| Family: | Hesperornithidae |
| Genus: | Hesperornis |
| Species: | regalis |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Anita-Maria Janzic, Joseph Hatcher |
Current Condition
Weathered; Poor Preservation