Who discovered the fish within a fish?

Sternberg is known for excavating the “fish within a fish,” the most complete specimen of its kind. Inside the prehistoric skeleton of the 14-foot Xiphactinus audax is a six-foot fish. The fossil was discovered by Walter Sorensen of the American Museum of Natural History in Gove County, Kansas, in 1952.

When was the Sternberg Museum built?

Named for the famed family of fossil hunters, the museum was organized on the first floor of McCartney Hall on campus in 1926.

Who did Charles Sternberg work for?

Charles Hazelius Sternberg (June 15, 1850 – July 20, 1943) was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils for Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel C. Marsh, and for the British Museum, the San Diego Natural History Museum and other museums.

When did Xiphactinus go extinct?

The smallest fossil specimen of X. audax consists of a tooth bearing premaxilla and lower jaws of an individual estimated to be about 12 inches (30 cm) long. The species and all other ichthyodectids became extinct near the end of the Late Cretaceous – see Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.

Did fish exist with dinosaurs?

Since the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, fish have evolved and diversified, leading to the wide variety of fish species we see today. Sixty-six million years ago, it was a tough time to be a dinosaur (since they were, you know, all dying), but it was a great time to be a fish.

What county is Sternberg Museum?

Ellis County Historical Society 100 W. 7th Phone: 785-628-2624 Hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m Tuesday – Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Located at the corner of 7th and Main Streets in downtown Hays, the museum showcases the history of Ellis County.

How many museums are in Kansas?

All of Kansas’ more than 300 public museums tell great stories.

Is the Xiphactinus real?

Xiphactinus (from Latin and Greek for “sword-ray”) is an extinct genus of large (5.1 metres (16.7 ft)) predatory marine bony fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous (Albian to Maastrichtian). When alive, the fish would have resembled a gargantuan, fanged tarpon (to which it was, however, not related).

What did Leedsichthys eat?

Leedsichthys was a huge bony, plankton-eating fish that lived in the Middle Jurassic period around 165 million years ago.

What can you see at the Sternberg Museum?

Ever since I was three years old, I’ve wanted to go into the field of paleontology.