UMNH VP Loc. 59 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Zion Canyon NP

Where: Kane County, Utah (37.2° N, 112.9° W: paleocoordinates 45.5° N, 84.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kaiparowits Formation, Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• "fluvial"
• "thick sandstone"

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: R. L. Nydam, J. G. Eaton, and J. T. Sankey. 2007. New taxa of transversely-toothed lizards (Squamata: Scincomorpha) and new information on the evolutionary history of "teiids". Journal of Paleontology 81(3):538-549 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75850: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 31.10.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Chamopsiidae
Peneteius saueri McCord 1998 squamates
UMNH VP 11658