Landana cliffs (layer 8): Selandian, Angola
collected by J. Bequaert 1913
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Congosaurus bequaerti n. gen., n. sp.
Dollo 1914
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Jouve and Schwarz 2004 | |||||||||
| holotype (MRAC 1741-1743, 1745, 1796, 1797, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1809-1811, 1813-1819, 1823, 1828, 1839, 1852, 1854, 1870, 1871, 1887, 1894 and 1895) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Toxochelyidae
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Toxochelyidae indet.
Baur 1895
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| MRAC 4796, 3090 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Angola | State/province: | Cabinda |
| Coordinates: | 5.6° South, 12.2° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.0° South, 3.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Selandian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Selandian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 61.60000 - 59.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Landana | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: bed ("couche") no. 8 | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified sandy,calcareous sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified "shale" |
| Lithology description: Sediments mainly consist of calcareous sandstones, marly shales, conglomerates and, near the top, silicified limestones | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | J. Bequaert | Collection dates: | 1913 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Congosaurus bequaerti type locality | ||
| Database number: | 113759 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | P. Mannion, P. Holroyd |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2011-08-04 20:55:32 | Last modified: | 2018-07-19 10:37:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-08-04 20:55:32 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 54617. | R. C. Wood. 1973. Fossil marine turtle remains from the Paleocene of the Congo. Annales du Musee Royal d'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Geologiques 75:1-28 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |
Secondary references:
| 36949 | S. Jouve and D. Schwarz. 2004. Congosaurus bequaerti, a Paleocene Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes; Mesoeucrocodylia) from Landana (Angola). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 74:129-146 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |