NMMNH L-441: Norian, New Mexico
collected by A. P. Hunt
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Actinopterygii
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Actinopterygii indet.
Cope 1887
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NMMNH P-15040, partial skeleton | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Parasuchidae
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Parasuchidae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NMMNH P-25654, snout fragments | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Vancleavea sp.
Long and Murry 1995
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NMMNH P-36150, osteoderm | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | Quay |
| Coordinates: | 35.0° North, 103.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.9° North, 43.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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: | lacustrine - large |
| Geology comments: "The depositional system of the Redonda Formation is a series of lakes extending over a large area" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | NMMNH |
| Collectors: | A. P. Hunt |
Metadata
| Database number: | 93641 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-01-27 01:03:28 | Last modified: | 2016-11-10 07:48:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-01-27 01:03:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31760. | J. A. Spielmann, S. G. Lucas, and A. P. Hunt. 2006. The vertebrate macrofauna of the Upper Triassic (Apachean) Redonda Formation, east-central New Mexico. 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 37:502-509 [R. Butler/R. Butler/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 31715 | N. M. M. Database. 2010. NMMNH collections database. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science [R. Butler/R. Butler] |