Rincon Basin East: Norian, Arizona
collected by G. Niles, UCMP
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Metoposauridae
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Buettneria perfecta
Case 1922
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| synonym of Anaschisma browni | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Parasuchidae
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Leptosuchus sp.
Case 1922
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Reptilia
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"Fabrosauridae" indet.
Galton 1972
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= cf. Revueltosaurus sp.
Hunt 1989
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Parker 2005 | |||||||||
| Probably an archosaur similar to Revueltosaurus | ||||||||||
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Acaenasuchus geoffreyi
Long and Murry 1995
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1 element | |||||||||
| UCMP, paramedian plate | ||||||||||
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Desmatosuchus haplocerus
(Cope 1892)
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| nomen dubium belonging to Aetosauria | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Arizona | County: | Navajo |
| Coordinates: | 35.1° North, 110.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.9° North, 48.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chinle | Member: | Petrified Forest | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Level within the "lower Petrified Forest" is unclear, could represent both Blue Mesa and Sonsela members | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UCMP |
| Collectors: | G. Niles, UCMP |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Winslow | ||
| Database number: | 52502 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, R. Butler | Enterer: | M. Carrano, R. Butler |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-08-09 12:50:36 | Last modified: | 2012-04-09 16:49:49 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-08-09 12:50:36 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14122. | ETE | R. A. Long and P. A. Murry. 1995. Late Triassic (Carnian and Norian) Tetrapods from the Southwestern United States. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 4:1-254 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Wagner] |
Secondary references:
| 31632 | W. G. Parker. 2005. Faunal review of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona. In R. D. McCord (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology of Arizona, Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 11:34-54 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |