MAD96-07 (SUNY): Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected 1996

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
Chelonia indet. (Latreille 1800)
Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014
Limb bones, as well as carapace and plastron fragments
Reptilia - Crocodylia
Crocodylia indet. (Owen 1842)
Osteoderms
Reptilia - Abelisauridae
Krause et al. 2007 1 specimen
FMNH PR 2427
Reptilia - Titanosauridae
Limb bones
Reptilia
Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014
UA 9940 (partial braincase including a partial supraoccipital, basioccipital, basisphenoid, right and left exoccipital-opisthotics, prootics, laterosphenoids, and orbitosphenoids)
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Mahajanga
Coordinates: 15.9° South, 46.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° South, 43.8° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:150 meters
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 8
Key time interval: Maastrichtian
Age range of interval: 72.2 - 66 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Maevarano Member:Anembalemba
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: described as Campanian but now considered Maastrichtian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Lithology description: "uppermost white sandstone unit" of the formation (now = Anembalemba Member)
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Encrustation:none
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:1996
Metadata
Database number:55271
Authorizer:M. Carrano, P. Mannion Enterer:M. Carrano, P. Mannion
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-10-04 07:44:01 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2005-10-04 07:44:01
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

14771.ETE P. Dodson, D. W. Krause, C. A. Forster, S. D. Sampson, and F. Ravoavy. 1998. Titanosaurid (Sauropoda) osteoderms from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):563-568 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

51085 K. Curry Rogers and J. A. Wilson. 2014. Vahiny depereti, gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano Formation, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):606-617 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
24665ETE D. W. Krause, S. D. Sampson, M. T. Carrano and P. M. O'Connor. 2007. Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In S. D. Sampson & D. W. Krause (eds.), Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 8. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2, suppl.):1-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]