Where: Niedersachsen, Germany (52.2° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 17.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Bückeberg Formation, Late/Upper Berriasian (145.0 - 140.2 Ma)
• "Wealden", "Hastings sands"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: mesofossils
Collected by G. Dunker
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: W. Dames. 1884. Einen Zahn von Megalosaurus aus dem Wealden des Deisters [A tooth of Megalosaurus from the Wealden of Deister]. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1884:186-188 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48925: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 04.04.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Megalosaurus dunkeri n. sp.
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