Knightia sp.
UNB-2017-0009Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Chordata » Vertebrata » Osteichthyes » Actinopterygii
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Subclass: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Knightia (Jordon, 1907)
Specimen of Knightia sp. in white limestone from the Green River Formation. Body is present for the specimen but head is missing. Dorsal, caudal and pectoral fin are preserved.
Specifications
| Object name | Knightia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0009 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 56 Mya |
| Origin | Green River, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- D. S. Jordan. 1907. The fossil fishes of California, with supplementary notes on other species of extinct fishes. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(7):95-144