Mechet' I (upper) (Locality 179) (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Also known as Mechet I; Beds 1 & 2

Where: Orenburg, Russian Federation (52.8° N, 51.8° E: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 42.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gostevskaya Formation, Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: "channel"; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. P. Tverdokhlebov, G. I. Tverdokhlebova, M. V. Surkov and M. J. Benton. 2003. Tetrapod localities from the Triassic of the SE of European Russia. Earth-Science Reviews 60(1-2):1-66 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196059: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.09.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli -
Temnospondyli indet. von Zittel 1887 tetrapod
Lower jaw, skull roof
 Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae
"Capitosauridae indet." = Mastodonsauridae
"Capitosauridae indet." = Mastodonsauridae Lydekker 1885 tetrapod
Tabular
 Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae
Trematosaurus sp. Burmeister 1849 tetrapod
Lower jaw, interclavicle
Reptilia
 Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Scharschengia sp. Huene 1940 lepidosaur