Also known as Swanwich Iguanodon
Where: England, United Kingdom (50.6° N, 2.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 33.1° N, 16.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Purbeck Group, Berriasian (143.1 - 137.1 Ma)
• probably lower Purbeck beds
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; ferruginous, argillaceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by W. Buckland in the 1820s; reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: surface (float),
Primary reference: W. Buckland. 1829. On the discovery of the bones of the Iguanodon, and other large reptiles, in the Isle of Wight and Isle of Purbeck. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 1(13):159-160 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 52298: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 03.08.2005
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