1 km north of Flat Rocks, Bunurong Marine Park: Late/Upper Aptian, Australia
collected by A. Ruffin 1996
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Ankylosauria indet.
Osborn 1923
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| rib | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ankylosauridae
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cf. Minmi sp.
Molnar 1980
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Ankylosauridae | ||||||||||
| scute | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Australia | State/province: | Victoria |
| Coordinates: | 38.7° South, 145.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 77.0° South, 117.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Strzelecki | Formation: | Wonthaggi | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: early Aptian according to Rich et al. 2005 and Benson et al. 2012; lat Aprian according to Salisbury et al. 2016 | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported | ||
| Environment: | fluvial indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
| Geology comments: fluvial environment: floodplains with braided river channels | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Associated major elements: | none |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | A. Ruffin | Collection dates: | 1996 |
| Collection method comments: NMV, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Inverloch | ||
| Database number: | 188573 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-09-07 16:14:28 | Last modified: | 2017-09-07 16:14:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-09-07 16:14:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 63251. | L. Kool, N. A. Van Klaveren, and A. Constantine. 1996. Flat Rocks site excavation report, 1996. Dinosaur Dreaming: Inverloch Site Report, 1996 1-7 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |