Daresbury Quarry: Anisian, United Kingdom
collected by W. Williamson 1867
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Rhynchosauroides rectipes n. gen., n. sp.
Beasley 1911
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Valentini et al. 2007 | |||||||||
| LU 8019 (holotype), footprints preserved as natural casts | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Chirotheriidae
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Chirotherium sp.
Kaup 1835
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| MANCH LL5510 | ||||||||||
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Chirotherium cf. barthii
Kaup 1835
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King et al. 2005 | |||||||||
| MANCH LL5511 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Cheshire |
| Coordinates: | 53.3° North, 2.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 16.1° North, 10.4° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
| Stage: | Anisian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Anisian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Helsby Sandstone | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Tarporley Siltstone Formation, Lower-Middle Anisian, Middle Triassic" (King et al. 2005)
"Maidwell (1911) adopted the name Rhynchosauroides for some Lower Triassic footprints from the Helsby Sandstone (formerly Keuper Sandstone)" (Valentini et al. 2007) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | W. Williamson | Collection dates: | 1867 |
| Collection method comments: LU - University of Liverpool Art and Heritage Collections (Geology), UK; MANCH - Manchester Museum, UK | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 197296 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Dunhill | Enterer: | B. Allen |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2018-11-01 12:03:19 | Last modified: | 2022-10-13 13:36:13 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-11-01 12:03:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 68227. | T. C. Winkler. 1886. Histoire de l’Ichnologie. Étude Ichnologique sur les Empreintes de Pas d’Animaux Fossiles, Suivie de la Description des Plaques à Impressions d’Animaux qui se Trouvent au Musée Teyler [History of Ichnology. Ichnological Study of Fossil Animal Footprints, Followed by the Description of Slabs with Animal Impressions found in Teyler’s Museum] iv-200 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 77229 | H. C. Beasley. 1905. Report on footprints from the Trias—Part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 74:275-282 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 67305 | M. J. King, W. A. S. Sarjeant, D. B. Thompson and G. Tresise. 2005. A Revised Systematic Ichnotaxonomy and Review of the Vertebrate Footprint Ichnofamily Chirotheriidae from the British Triassic. Ichnos 12(4):241-299 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] | |
| 82858 | W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1974. A history and bibliography of the study of fossil vertebrate footprints in the British Isles. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 16:265-378 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 67298 | G. Tresise and W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1997. The Tracks of Triassic Vertebrates: Fossil Evidence from North-West England. 1-204 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] | |
| 67271 | M. Valentini, M. A. Conti, and N. Mariotti. 2007. Lacertoid Footprints of the Upper Permian Arenaria di Val Gardena Formation (Northern Italy). Ichnos 14:193-218 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] |