Hanweiler (Triassic of Germany)

Where: Baden-Württemberg, Germany (48.9° N, 9.4° E: paleocoordinates 21.1° N, 15.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Schilfsandstein Member (Stuttgart Formation), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• Collected from the "Schilfsandstein", now formally the Stuttgart Formation of the lower Middle Keuper of late early Carnian age (see Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission 2005: Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg 253:1-296).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the SMNS

Primary reference: T. Sulej. 2002. Species discrimination of the Late Triassic temnospondyl amphibian Metoposaurus diagnosticus. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):535-546 [R. Butler/R. Butler/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 106458: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 18.03.2011

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Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae
Metoposaurus diagnosticus Meyer 1842 tetrapod
SMNS 5143, incomplete articulated skeleton. Represents the subspecies Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus