Rainbow Forest tracksite, NMMNH L-6756: Norian, Arizona
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Grallatoridae
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cf. Grallator sp.
Hitchcock 1858
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Reptilia
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cf. Barrancapus sp.
Hunt et al. 1993
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= Barrancapus sp.
Hunt et al. 1993
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Hunt and Lucas 2007 | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Chirotheriidae
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Brachychirotherium sp.
Beurlen 1950
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Santucci et al. 2006 | ||||||
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Reptilia
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Rhynchosauroides sp.
Maidwell 1911
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Equisetopsida
- Araucariaceae
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Araucarioxylon arizonicum
Knowlton 1888
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Ash and Creber 2000 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Arizona | County: | Navajo |
| Coordinates: | 34.8° North, 109.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.5° North, 48.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),observed (not collected) |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Petrified Forest, Giant Logs, Long Logs, PEFO | ||
| Database number: | 84187 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Carrano, M. Uhen, M. Shalap |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-09-23 13:23:31 | Last modified: | 2023-04-21 13:46:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-09-23 13:23:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65919. | A. P. Hunt and S. G. Lucas. 2006. Late Triassic tetrapod tracks from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. In J. D. Harris, S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann, M. G. Lockley, A. R. C. Milner, J. I. Kirkland (eds.), The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37:221-225 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Wagner] |
Secondary references:
| 36493 | S. R. Ash and G. T. Creber. 2000. The late Triassic Araucarixylon arizonicum trees of the Petrified Forest National Park Arizona, USA. Palaeontology 43(1):15-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 27985 | ETE | A. P. Hunt and S. G. Lucas. 2007. Late Triassic tetrapod tracks of western North America. In S. G. Lucas & J. A. Spielmann (eds.), Triassic of the American West. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 40:215-230 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 76668 | H. Klein and S. G. Lucas. 2021. The Triassic Tetrapod Footprint Record. New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Bulletin 83:1-194 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 35162 | V. L. Santucci, A. P. Hunt, T. Nyborg and J. P. Kenworthy. 2006. Additional fossil vertebrate tracks in National Park Service Areas. In S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann, P. M. Hester, J. P. Kenworthy, & V. L. Santucci (eds.), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34:152-158 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Carrano] | |
| 84543 | J. S. Tweet and V. L. Santucci. 2018. An inventory of non-avian dinosaurs from National Park Service areas. In S. G. Lucas & R. M. Sullivan (ed.), Fossil Record 6. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 79:703-730 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |