Scat Craig, Elgin: Late/Upper Frasnian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Elginerpetontidae
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Elginerpeton pancheni n. gen., n. sp.
Ahlberg 1995
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| RMS G 1967.17.1 (holotype; incomplete lower jaw ramus) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | Scotland | County: | Moray |
| Coordinates: | 57.6° North, 3.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.6° South, 2.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Late/Upper Devonian |
| Stage: | Frasnian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 4 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Frasnian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 375.40000 - 372.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: RMS | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 176215 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | E. Dunne | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-02-01 06:04:45 | Last modified: | 2016-02-01 06:04:45 |
| Access level: | database members | Released: | 2018-02-01 06:04:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 57851. | P. E. Ahlberg. 1995. Elginerpeton pancheni and the earliest tetrapod clade. Nature 373:420-425 [R. Butler/E. Dunne] |