Richmond Basin: Carnian, Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
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Lissodus sp.
Brough 1935
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Johansson 1992 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.5° North, 77.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.5° North, 16.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Carnian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Carnian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 237.00000 - 227.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Meriden | Formation: | Turkey Run |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | lacustrine - small |
| Geology comments: low energy lake environment in drier phase in one of many transgressive-regressive sedimentary cycles | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Entered by Carrie Cross of Bio 334 | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 107509 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Shalap |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | ||
| Created: | 2011-04-09 09:56:40 | Last modified: | 2014-10-20 16:54:09 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-04-09 09:56:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35886. | P. E. Olsen, A. R. McCune, and K. S. Thomson. 1982. Correlation of the early Mesozoic Newark Supergroup by vertebrates, principally fishes. American Journal of Science 282:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap] |
Secondary references:
| 35780 | A. K. Johansson. 1992. The Hybodont shark Lissodus from the Richmond Basin of Virginia (Late Triassic, Newark Supergroup). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(3):35A [M. Uhen/M. Shalap] |