List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Synechodontiformes
- Orthacodontidae
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Sphenodus sp.
Agassiz 1843
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Palaeocarcharodon sp.
Casier 1960
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis sp.
Agassiz 1838
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Testudines indet.
Batsch 1788
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Cheloniidae indet.
Bonaparte 1832
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Reptilia
- Crocodilia
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Crocodilia indet.
Owen 1842
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Reptilia
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Asiatosuchus volgensis n. sp.
Efimov and Yarkov 1993
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| VDM 26650/57 - holotype (partial right dentary); "probably" from this site (Averianov and Yarkov 2004) | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Albulidae indet.
Bleeker 1859
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Ostraciontidae
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Ostraciontidae indet.
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Geography
| Country: | Russian Federation | State/province: | Volgograd |
| Coordinates: | 48.6° North, 44.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.1° North, 37.9° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 52 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Syzran |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Articulated whole bodies: | none |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | many |
| Disassociated minor elements: | many |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Bereslavskoye water reservoir; Karpovka River | ||
| Database number: | 38076 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-04-09 12:38:21 | Last modified: | 2021-04-08 02:55:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-04-09 12:38:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10219. | A. O. Averianov and A. A. Yarkov. 2004. Carnivorous dinosaurs (Saurischia, Theropoda) from the Maastrichtian of the Volga-Don interfluve, Russia. Paleontological Journal 38(1):78-82 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 57846 | A. O. Averianov and A. A. Yarkov. 2004. New turtle remains from the Late Cretaceous and Paleogene of Volgograd Region, Russia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 11(1):41-50 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
| 46216 | M. B. Efimov and A. A. Yarkov. 1993. A Paleocene crocodile from the lower Volga Basin. Paleontological Journal 27(2):114-118 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 76282 | I. T. Kuzmin and E. A. Zvonok. 2021. Crocodylian assemblage from the middle Eocene Ikovo locality (Lugansk Province, Ukraine), with a discussion of the fossil record and geographic origins of crocodyliform fauna in the Paleogene of Europe. Geobios 65:7-27 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |