west side of Carlsbjerg Fjord (Triassic of Greenland)

Where: East Greenland, Greenland (71.3° N, 22.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.3° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Fleming Fjord Formation (Scoresby Land Group), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MCZ

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: F. A. Jenkins, N. H. Shubin, S. M. Gatesy and A. Warren. 2008. Gerrothorax pulcherrimus from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland and a reassessment of head lifting in temnospondyl feeding. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):935-950 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 106556: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 25.03.2011

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Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae
Gerrothorax pulcherrimus Fraas 1913 tetrapod
GM-V-2008-24, GM-V-2008-25, MCZ 9513