Miopelodytes type locality (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Elko County, Nevada (40.8° N, 115.8° W: paleocoordinates 41.5° N, 112.9° W)
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Elko Shales Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• "Middle Miocene"
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified shale
• probably lacustrine based on lithology and general tectonic setting
• "shale slab"
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Collected by W. L. Sheeler; reposited in the USNM
Primary reference: E. H. Taylor. 1941. A new anuran from the middle Miocene of Nevada. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 27(4):61-69 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 92027: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.10.2009
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Taxonomic list
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Amphibia | |
Miopelodytes gilmorei n. gen. n. sp.
Miopelodytes gilmorei n. gen. n. sp. Taylor 1941 parsley frog |