Phytosaur Basin E (UCMP 7040, PFV 121): Norian, Arizona
collected by Alexander, Camp

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Vancleavea campi Long and Murry 1995
1 element
UCMP 178046, dorsal centrum
Typothorax coccinarum Cope 1875
Parker and Irmis 2005 1 specimen
PEFO 26694, partial paramedian plate
Stagonolepis wellesi (Long and Ballew 1985)
1 element
original and current combination Calyptosuchus wellesi
UCMP 126971, scute fragment
Reptilia - Parasuchidae
Leptosuchus sp. Case 1922
1 individual
UCMP 27008, postcrania
Leptosuchus adamanensis (Camp 1930)
1 individual
recombined as Smilosuchus adamanensis
UCMP 27007, cranial material, ribs, "scrap"
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae
Buettneria perfecta Case 1922
1 element
synonym of Anaschisma browni
UCMP 27009, interclavicle
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Arizona County:Apache
Coordinates: 34.9° North, 109.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.6° North, 48.3° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
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 Member:Sonsela
Stratigraphy comments: This collection was originally listed as in the lower Petrified Forest Member by Long & Murry (1995). Rainbow Forest Bed (see Parker & Irmis 2005: fig. 8)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: Lithology data from UCMP catalogue
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Collectors:Alexander, Camp
Metadata
Also known as:Adamana, Phytosaur Basin Buttes
Database number:92819
Authorizer:R. Butler Enterer:R. Butler
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-12-01 00:55:19 Last modified:2010-01-19 10:25:55
Access level:the public Released:2009-12-01 00:55:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

14122.ETE R. A. Long and P. A. Murry. 1995. Late Triassic (Carnian and Norian) Tetrapods from the Southwestern United States. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 4:1-254 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

31327 S. J. Nesbitt, M. R. Stocker, B. J. Small and A. Downs. 2009. The osteology and relationships of Vancleavea campi (Reptilia: Archosauriformes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157:814-864 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler]
15512ETE W. Parker and R. B. Irmis. 2005. Advances in Late Triassic vertebrate paleontology based on new material from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Vertebrate Paleontology in Arizona, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 29:45-58 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]