MAD96-07 (SUNY): Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected 1996
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Crocodylia
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Crocodylia indet.
(Owen 1842)
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| Osteoderms | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Vahiny depereti n. gen., n. sp.
Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014
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Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014 | |||||||||
| UA 9940 (partial braincase including a partial supraoccipital, basioccipital, basisphenoid, right and left exoccipital-opisthotics, prootics, laterosphenoids, and orbitosphenoids) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Titanosauridae
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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| Limb bones | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Abelisauridae
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Majungasaurus crenatissimus
(Depéret 1896)
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Krause et al. 2007 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| FMNH PR 2427 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014 | |||||||||
| synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
| Limb bones, as well as carapace and plastron fragments | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Madagascar | State/province: | Mahajanga |
| Coordinates: | 15.9° South, 46.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.1° South, 38.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 150 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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 | 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: | 2013-01-25 15:25:11 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-10-04 07:44:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
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] | |
| 24665 | ETE | 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] |