Ouranosaurus type DUPLICATE: Albian, Niger
collected by P. Taquet, G. Ligabue 1965-1966, 1970, 1973
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Iguanodontidae
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Iguanodontidae indet.
Bonaparte 1850
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Niger | State/province: | Agadez |
| Coordinates: | 16.7° North, 9.3° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 0.7° North, 3.6° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 541 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Associated major elements: | many |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Encrustation: | none |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | MNHN | ||
| Collectors: | P. Taquet, G. Ligabue | Collection dates: | 1965-1966, 1970, 1973 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 59270 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-03-22 07:30:53 | Last modified: | 2019-04-12 09:21:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-22 07:30:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17065. | ETE | P. Taquet. 1970. Sur le gisement de Dinosauriens et de Crocodiliens de Gadoufaoua (République du Niger) [On the dinosaur and crocodilian locality of Gadoufaoua (Republic of Niger)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série D 271:38-40 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |