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Chordata
Sauropsida
Hesperornithiformes
Hesperornithidae
Hesperornis
Hesperornis gracilis
Hesperornis gracilis
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Order:
Hesperornithiformes
Family:
Hesperornithidae
Genus:
Hesperornis
Species:
Hesperornis gracilis
Marsh, 1876
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Geological Range
Campanian
Paleogeographic Distribution
Kansas to Wyoming to South Dakota
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Campanian
Mesaverde Formation (Teapot Ss Member) (WY)
Pierre Shale (SD) [Campanian]
Unknown Stage
Mesa Verde Formation (WY)
Niobrara Formation (Smoky Hill Mbr) (KS)
Pierre Shale (SD)
Hesperornis gracilis
from the Late Cretaceous Niobrara Fm. of Ellis County, Kansas (YPM VP 001679).
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