Where: Mahajanga, Madagascar (15.9° S, 46.6° E: paleocoordinates 30.1° S, 38.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Anembalemba Member (Maevarano Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• "uppermost white sandstone unit" = Anembalemba Member
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: "channel"; white sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: S. D. Sampson, L. M. Witmer, C. A. Forster, D. W. Krause, P. M. O'Connor, P. Dodson, and F. Ravoavy. 1998. Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: implications for the Cretaceous biogeography of Gondwana. Science 280:1048-1051 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48389: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 17.03.2005, edited by Jonathan Tennant
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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"Majungatholus atopus" = Majungasaurus crenatissimus
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