Jasper Forest Locality (SMU Loc. 232): Norian, Arizona
collected by P. A. Murry

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucarioxylon arizonicum Knowlton 1888
Ash and Creber 2000
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae
Metoposaurus fraasi Lucas 1904
nomen dubium belonging to Metoposauridae
Reptilia
Saurischia indet. (Seeley 1888)
Reptilia - Parasuchidae
Rutiodon sp. Emmons 1856
Reptilia
Stagonolepis wellesi (Long and Ballew 1985)
original and current combination Calyptosuchus wellesi
Desmatosuchus haplocerus (Cope 1892)
nomen dubium belonging to Aetosauria
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Arizona County:Navajo
Coordinates: 34.9° North, 109.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.5° North, 48.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
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
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: approx. 15 ft (4.6 m) below base of Sonsela Mb.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,coarse,concretionary,hematitic,gray,green lithified cherty/siliceous wackestone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "sandstone (lithic wacke; fine to coarse grained; poorly to well-lithified; poorly sorted; minor rose quartz, jasper and black chert); bones 'rotted', many in hematite concretions; dark gray 2.5 Y N4 to olive yellow 2.5 Y 5/6"
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,concretion
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:P. A. Murry
Metadata
Database number:84268
Authorizer:M. Carrano, M. Uhen Enterer:M. Carrano, M. Uhen
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-10-02 11:57:11 Last modified:2010-01-19 08:59:25
Access level:the public Released:2008-10-02 11:57:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
12930.ETE P. A. Murry and R. A. Long. 1989. Geology and paleontology of the Chinle Formation, Petrified Forest National Park and vicinity, Arizona and a discussion of vertebrate fossils of the southwestern Upper Triassic. In S. G. Lucas and A. P. Hunt (eds.), Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs in the American Southwest, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque 29-64 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

36493 S. R. Ash and G. T. Creber. 2000. The late Triassic Araucarixylon arizonicum trees of the Petrified Forest National Park Arizona, USA. Palaeontology 43(1):15-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]