Where: Mbeya, Tanzania (8.7° S, 32.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.7° S, 23.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Namba Member (Galula Formation), Cenomanian to Cenomanian (100.5 - 72.1 Ma)
• Originally thought to be Aptian-Cenomanian, but new dates indicate either Cenomanian-Santonian or Campanian (Widlansky et al. 2018)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor. 2014. A new crocodyliform from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, southwestern Tanzania. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):576-596 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 156029: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 07.05.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Rukwasuchus yajabalijekundu Sertich and O'Connor 2014 crocodilian Isolated tooth (RRBP 07351), isolated tooth (RRBP 07369), and isolated tooth (RRBP 09362)
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