OMNH V1332: Berriasian - Valanginian, South Dakota
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Baenidae
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Lakotemys australodakotensis n. gen., n. sp.
Joyce et al. 2020
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| This site yielded a partial skull (OMNH 66106) and a nearly complete shell (OMNH 67133) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Dakota | County: | Fall River |
| Coordinates: | 43.2° North, 103.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.1° North, 52.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Berriasian - Valanginian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 145.00000 - 132.60000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: OMNH locality V1332 lies just above the base of a massive, unit 2 sandstone overlying the gray mudstone. This channel sandstone and its contact with the underlying gray mudstone can be traced up the canyon of the Cheyenne River. | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Dick Canyon | ||
| Database number: | 207800 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2020-02-12 09:07:04 | Last modified: | 2020-02-12 09:07:04 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-02-12 09:07:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 71704. | W. J. Joyce, Y. Rollot, and R. L. Cifelli. 2020. A new species of baenid turtle from the Early Cretaceous Lakota Formation of South Dakota. Fossil Record 23:1-23 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |