Hesperornis

“western bird”

CLASSIFICATION

Hesperornis  Marsh, 1872TYPE SPECIES: H. regalis Marsh, 1872 “regal western bird” OTHER SPECIES: H. crassipes Marsh, 1872 H. rossica MISASSIGNED SPECIES: H. gracilis = Parahesperornis gracilis

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

see also: Genus Index, Classification

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MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 11 m (subadult)

see also: World Records

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TIME

early Campanian

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

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PLACE

Kansas

see also: Paleo-Maps

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IMAGES

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