Also known as Bereslavskoye water reservoir; Karpovka River
Where: Volgograd, Russian Federation (48.6° N, 44.1° E: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 37.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Syzran Formation, Danian to Danian (66.0 - 59.2 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: A. O. Averianov and A. A. Yarkov. 2004. Carnivorous dinosaurs (Saurischia, Theropoda) from the Maastrichtian of the Volga-Don interfluve, Russia. Paleontological Journal 38(1):78-82 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 38076: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 09.04.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Sphenodus sp. Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch | |
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark | |
Palaeocarcharodon sp. Casier 1960 mackerel shark | |
Reptilia | |
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle | |
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"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian | |
Asiatosuchus volgensis n. sp.
Asiatosuchus volgensis n. sp. Efimov and Yarkov 1993 crocodilian VDM 26650/57 - holotype (partial right dentary); "probably" from this site (Averianov and Yarkov 2004)
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Actinopteri | |
Albulidae indet. Bleeker 1859 bonefish | |