Landana Section (layer 14): Selandian, Angola
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Taphrosphys congolensis
(Dollo 1912)
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| MRAC 6340 | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Angola |
| Coordinates: | 5.2° South, 12.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.5° South, 9.7° East (Wright 2013) |
| 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: | 61.66 - 59.24 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: | 195093 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2018-07-19 10:35:06 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-19 10:35:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
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] |