Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 2.9° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 37.2° N, 10.3° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Asteroceras obtusum ammonoid zone, Charmouth Mudstone Formation (Lias Group), Sinemurian (199.5 - 192.9 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion
Collected by David Sole in 1987
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical, acetic,
Primary reference: C. McGowan. 1994. Temnodontosaurus risor is a juvenile of T. platyodon (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(4):472-479 [M. Carrano/H. Street]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 98103: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 20.09.2010
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Temnodontosaurus platyodon Conybeare 1822 ichthyosaur Multiple specimens, including neotype BMNH 2003
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