Mahavavy river, Andogozo (BMNH collection) (Triassic of Madagascar)
Where: Madagascar (13.0° S, 48.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° S, 40.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Dienerian (250.5 - 251.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, nodular shale
• nodules containing fossil fishes, obtained from a shaly formation
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collected by Mr. George G. Dixon in <1910; reposited in the BMNH
Primary reference: A. S. Woodward. 1910. I. - On some Permo-Carboniferous fishes from Madagascar. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 5:1-6 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 154039: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 23.01.2014
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Taxonomic list
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Ecrinesomus dixoni n. gen. n. sp.
Ecrinesomus dixoni n. gen. n. sp. Woodward 1910 BMNH P.10756, P. 10758, P. 10759, P. 10760, P. 10454
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