Where: Egypt (29.3° N, 30.1° E: paleocoordinates 23.5° N, 25.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Gehannam Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; argillaceous shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. A. Brochu and P. D. Gingerich. 2000. New tomistomine crocodylian from the middle Eocene (Bartonian) of Wadi Hitan, Fayum Province, Egypt. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology The University of Michgian 30(10):251-268 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 124905: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.02.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
"Paratomistoma courti n. gen. n. sp." = Paratomistoma courtii
"Paratomistoma courti n. gen. n. sp." = Paratomistoma courtii Brochu and Gingerich 2000 crocodilian |