Berivotra, R.N. 4, km 531: Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected by R. Lavocat 1954
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Theropoda indet.
(Marsh 1881)
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Reptilia
- Boidae
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Boidae indet.
Gray 1825
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Testudinata indet.
(Oppel 1811)
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| turtle shell | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Madagascar | State/province: | Mahajanga |
| Coordinates: | 15.9° South, 46.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.0° South, 38.3° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Maevarano | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: below the Berivotra Limestone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| 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 | ||
| Collectors: | R. Lavocat | Collection dates: | 1954 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Berivotro | ||
| Database number: | 199757 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-02-13 10:54:41 | Last modified: | 2019-02-13 11:00:26 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-02-13 10:54:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 34810. | ETE | R. Lavocat. 1955. Étude des gisements de dinosauriens de la region de Majunga (Madagascar) [Study of the dinosaur localities of the Majunga region (Madagascar)]. Haut Commissariat de Madagascar et Dependances, Direction des Mines et de la Géologie. Travaux du Bureau Geologique 69:1-19 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |