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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Crocodyliformes indet. Hay 1930 crocodilian | |
Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896 ceratosaur UA 8709, 8716, 8717, 9031, 9033-37, 9040-41, 9077-79, 9081-82
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Sauropoda indet. Marsh 1878 sauropod |