Landana Section (layer 1): Selandian, Angola
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Taphrosphys congolensis
(Dollo 1912)
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MRAC 6313 | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Angola |
Coordinates: | 5.2° South, 12.1° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 14.6° South, 3.6° East |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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 |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 195086 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
Created: | 2018-07-19 10:28:41 | Last modified: | 2018-07-19 10:32:30 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-19 10:28:41 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
66354. | A. Pérez García, F. Mees, and T. Smith. 2018. Shell anatomy of the African Paleocene bothremydid turtle Taphrosphys congolensis and systematic implications within Taphrosphyini. Historical Biology [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |