In Abaka: Late/Upper Jurassic, Niger
collected by P. Sereno 1993
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Megalosauridae
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Afrovenator abakensis n. gen., n. sp.
Sereno et al. 1994
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1 individual | |||||||||
| UC OBA 1 (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Niger | State/province: | Agadez |
| Coordinates: | 16.8° North, 6.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 8.4° North, 1.6° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Jurassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 161.50000 - 145.00000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | P. Sereno | Collection dates: | 1993 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 91375 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-09-16 20:23:17 | Last modified: | 2022-05-09 08:32:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-09-16 20:23:17 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 13778. | ETE | P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, H. C. E. Larsson, D. B. Dutheil, and H.-D. Sues. 1994. Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara. Science 266(5183):267-271 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 30759 | ETE | O. W. M. Rauhut and A. López-Arbarello. 2009. Considerations on the age of the Tiouaren Formation (Iullemmeden Basin, Niger, Africa): Implications for Gondwanan Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 271:259-267 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |