Mesa del Oro: Norian, New Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Metoposauridae
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Metoposauridae indet.
Watson 1919
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| large and small sized forms | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Parasuchidae
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Phytosauridae indet.
Jaeger 1828
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| replaced by Mystriosuchinae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Stagonolepis wellesi
(Long and Ballew 1985)
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| original and current combination Calyptosuchus wellesi | ||||||||||
| dermal scutes | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | Cibola |
| Coordinates: | 34.6° North, 107.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.0° North, 46.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chinle | Formation: | Petrified Forest | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower part of formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | NMMNH |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Lucero Uplift | ||
| Database number: | 179082 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-05-27 15:32:11 | Last modified: | 2016-05-27 15:32:11 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-05-27 15:32:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31825. | A. P. Hunt and S. G. Lucas. 1993. Triassic vertebrate paleontology and biochronology of New Mexico. In S. G. Lucas & J. Zidek (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 2:49-60 [R. Butler/R. Butler/M. Carrano] |