MAD99-33 (SUNY) (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

Where: Mahajanga, Madagascar (15.9° S, 46.6° E: paleocoordinates 30.1° S, 38.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Anembalemba Member (Maevarano Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• at very base of member

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by D. Krause and crew in 1999

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: D. W. Krause, S. D. Sampson, M. T. Carrano and P. M. O'Connor. 2007. Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In S. D. Sampson & D. W. Krause (eds.), Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 8. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2, suppl.):1-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84840: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 14.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodyliformes indet. Hay 1930 crocodilian
 Theropoda - Abelisauridae
Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896 ceratosaur
UA 8709, 8716, 8717, 9031, 9033-37, 9040-41, 9077-79, 9081-82
 Theropoda - Noasauridae
Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson et al. 2001 ceratosaur
UA 9105; FMNH PR 2219
 Saurischia -
Sauropoda indet. Marsh 1878 sauropod