MAD99-31 (SUNY): Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected by D. Krause and crew 1999

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al. 2009
2 specimens
FMNH PR 2652, 2653
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:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:151 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
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Disassociated major elements:some
Fragmentation:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:D. Krause and crew Collection dates:1999
Metadata
Database number:91205
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-09-10 21:34:45 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:2009-09-10 21:34:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
30695.ETE E. S. Gaffney, D. W. Krause, and I. S. Zalmout. 2009. Kinkonychelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3662:1-25 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]