Marhwas, Sidhi (Permian of India)

Also known as Madwas

Where: Madhya Pradesh, India (24.1° N, 81.8° E: paleocoordinates 54.4° S, 53.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Raniganj Formation (Gondwana Group), Lopingian (259.9 - 252.2 Ma)

• "Raniganj stage of the Lower Gondwanas"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; black, argillaceous sandstone

• "black coloured argillaceous sandstone"

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by F. Ahmed & C. Nageswara Rao

Collection methods: surface (float),

Primary reference: C. Tripathi. 1961. Rhinesuchus wadiai sp. nov.: a new labyrinthodont from Vindhya Pradesh. Records of the Geological Survey of India 89(2):399-406 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 156990: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 03.06.2014

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Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae
Rhinesuchus wadiai n. sp. Tripathi 1961 tetrapod
GSI Type No. 18018, skull mold