Excelsior district (Jurassic to of South Africa)

Where: Free State, South Africa (28.9° S, 27.1° E: paleocoordinates 42.6° S, 1.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Elliot Formation), Hettangian to Hettangian (201.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: B. W. McPhee, A. M. Yates, J. N. Choiniere and F. Abdala. 2014. The complete anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Antetonitrus ingenipes (Sauropodiformes, Dinosauria): implications for the origins of Sauropoda. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171(1):151-205 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 227614: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 21.10.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Saurischia - Lessemsauridae
Antetonitrus ingenipes Yates and Kitching 2003 sauropod
NM QR1545 (3 individuals, 2 size classes)