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Hesperornis Phalanges and Metatarsals
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre2022
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Morden, Canada
This find includes two metatarsal fragments and a phalanx (toe bone) and was identified as a Hesperornis bairdi, a flightless bird that lived near shores.
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Details
- Title: Hesperornis Phalanges and Metatarsals
- Creator: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
- Date Created: 2022
- Location: Canada/Manitoba/Manitoba Escarpment/Baker, 17
- Physical Dimensions: 1.6cm x 1.8cm x 3.5cm (phalanx)
- External Link: Safe at Home MB Interactive Collections Management System
- Taxonomy: Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Hesperornithiformes/Hesperornithidae/Hesperornis bairdi
- Geology: Pierre Shale/Pembina Member
- Geologic Period: Late Cretaceous (82 mya)
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