Title
Preview
Identifier
sa5_038_01
Description
This black and white photograph features a display of fossils. An assortment of fossilized bones are in four rows with rulers on the top edge and on the right edge. A description is typed and placed in the center of the display. The background is white. Written text is below the photograph.
Physical Description
black and white photograph
Keywords
Fossils, Specimens, Measurement, Prehistoric life, Museum Exhibits, Paleontology
Rights
© University Archives, Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
Recommended Citation
Sternberg, George Fryer 1883-1969, "038_01: Hesperornis" (2021). George Sternberg Album #5 - Scrapbook 1931-1932. 96.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album5/96
Language
eng
Transcription
Hesperornis found by Wilda Walker Chalk beds S.E. of Russell Springs, Kans. Sent to University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Hesperonis Regalis. (Toothed bird) Sp. 107-31. HORIZON: Niobrar Cretaceous, blue shale. LOCALITY: About five miles south-east of Russell Springs, Kansas. DISCOVERED BY: Mrs. M.V. Walker [Wilda]. DESCRIPTION: The following bones are present in this specimen: fifteen vertebrae (cervical and dorsal); one femur, one patella, one post-pubis, one tarsometattarsus, three toes, three ribs with unicate process, and other fragments which are not on exhibition. REMARKS: This great flightless bird which had teeth, reached a length of nearly six feet. Its wings were rudimentary and of no use in either air or water, but the great feet were webbed. They were used to paddle in the sea with an outward-lateral instead of a downward stroke. Few skeletons, which are anything like complete, have been found of this bird. All are from Western Kansas. Personal property of George F. Sternberg.
Keywords
Fossils, Specimens, Measurement, Prehistoric life, Museum Exhibits, Paleontology
Comments
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