MNA 214, north end of Ward Terrace: Rhaetian, Arizona
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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? Staurikosauridae indet.
Galton 1977
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Kirby 1993 | |||||||||
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= Archosauromorpha indet.
Huene 1946
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Spielmann et al. 2007 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Parasuchidae
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Pseudopalatus cf. buceros
(Cope 1881)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| MNA V3478, large skull. Possibly associated postcranial material, including MNA V7105-7111) | ||||||||||
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= Pseudopalatus cf. mccauleyi
Ballew 1989
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Kirby 1993 | |||||||||
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= Pseudopalatus buceros
Cope 1881
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Spielmann et al. 2007 | |||||||||
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? Pseudopalatus sp.
Mehl 1928
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27 elements | |||||||||
| MNA V93, 291, 393-395, 397, 406, 1424, 1507, 1509, 5472, 5474-5475, 7113-7115, 7116-7120, 7122, 7124-7127, cranial and postcranial elements | ||||||||||
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= Pseudopalatus buceros
Cope 1881
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Spielmann et al. 2007 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Shuvosauridae
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cf. Postosuchus sp.
Chatterjee 1985
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4 fragments | |||||||||
| MNA V6729, partial tibia. MNA V396, partial metatarsal. MNA V293, V6733, fragmentary vertebral centra | ||||||||||
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= cf. Chatterjeea sp.
Long and Murry 1995
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Kirby 1993 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Typothorax coccinarum
Cope 1875
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2 elements | |||||||||
| MNA V400, lateral plate. MNA V6710, armor fragment | ||||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Metoposauridae
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cf. Metoposaurus sp.
Lydekker 1890
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8 elements | |||||||||
| MNA V6716-6717, partial exoccipitals. MNA V6732, cervical centrum. MNA V292, 294, teeth | ||||||||||
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= Metoposauridae indet.
Watson 1919
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Spielmann et al. 2007 | |||||||||
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cf. Buettneria sp.
Case 1922
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Spielmann et al. 2007 | 3 elements | ||||||||
| MNA V1508, three centra | ||||||||||
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Coelacanthimorpha
- Coelacanthiformes
- Mawsoniidae
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? Chinlea sorenseni
Schaeffer 1967
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1 element | |||||||||
| MNA V346, scale | ||||||||||
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= ? Chinlea sp.
Schaeffer 1967
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Kirby 1993 | |||||||||
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Palaeonisciformes
- Redfieldiidae
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Redfieldiidae indet.
Hutchinson 1973
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| MNA P1.367, P1.368, partially articulated jaws, skull bones and postcrania. Additional partially disarticulated remains | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Semionotiformes
- Semionotidae
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cf. Semionotus sp.
Agassiz 1832
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| MNA V369, 375, rare scales | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Unionida
- Hyriidae
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Antediplodon dockumensis
Simpson 1986
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| MNA N8924, two articulated individuals and five disarticulated valves | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pleuroceriidae
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cf. Triasamnicola pilsbryi
Yen and Reeside 1946
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62 specimens | |||||||||
| MNA N461, N8984, whole and partial shells | ||||||||||
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Equisetopsida
- Araucariaceae
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Araucarioxylon sp.
Kraus 1870
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| MNA P993, petrified wood | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Arizona | County: | Coconino |
| Coordinates: | 36.1° North, 111.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 14.9° North, 50.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late Triassic |
| Stage: | Rhaetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Rhaetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 208.5 - 201.4 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fine channel fill |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UCMP V79713 | ||
| Database number: | 84009 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, R. Butler | Enterer: | M. Carrano, R. Butler |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-09-15 14:04:29 | Last modified: | 2012-04-09 16:37:29 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-09-15 14:04:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31651. | R. E. Kirby. 1991. A vertebrate fauna from the Upper Triassic Owl Rock Member of the Chinle Formation in Northern Arizona, Northern Arizona University. 1-476 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 28148 | ETE | R. E. Kirby. 1993. Relationships of Late Triassic basin evolution and faunal replacement in the southwestern United States: perspectives from the upper part of the Chinle Formation in northern Arizona. In S. G. Lucas and M. Morales (eds.), The Nonmarine Triassic. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 3:233-242 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 31658 | J. A. Spielmann, S. G. Lucas, and A. B. Heckert. 2007. Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic (Revueltian) Owl Rock Formation, Chinle Group, Arizona. In S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann (eds.), The Global Triassic, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 41:371-383 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |