Sydkronen (Triassic of Greenland)

Where: East Greenland, Greenland (71.8° N, 23.6° W: paleocoordinates 45.7° N, 2.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Malmros Klint Member (Fleming Fjord Formation), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float),

• MGUH: Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen

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 106557: 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
MGUH 28923, MGUH 28925, skulls