Veltheim, near Winterthur (posterior quarry): Serravallian, Switzerland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo picteti n. sp.
Biedermann 1862
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| synonym of Titanochelon vitodurana | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Switzerland | State/province: | Zurich | County: | Winterthur |
| Coordinates: | 47.5° North, 8.7° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.8° North, 7.5° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 480 meters |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Serravallian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Serravallian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Museum of Winterthur | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 198617 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2018-12-29 04:43:12 | Last modified: | 2018-12-29 04:43:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-12-29 04:43:12 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 67647. | W.G.A. Biedermann. 1862. Petrefakten aus der Umgegend von Winterthur. I. Schildkroten. 1-26 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |