Lupton W: Norian, Arizona
collected by MNA 1953

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Desmatosuchus haplocerus (Cope 1892)
1 element
MNA, partial pectoral horn
    = Desmatosuchus sp. Case 1920
Parker 2008
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Arizona County:Apache
Coordinates: 35.4° North, 109.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.9° North, 47.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
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:Blue Mesa
Stratigraphy comments: "Probably from the Blue Mesa Member, although it is possible that they derive from a lower member such as the Mesa Redondo"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Disassociated minor elements:all
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:MNA Collection dates:1953
Metadata
Database number:93355
Authorizer:R. Butler Enterer:R. Butler
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-01-15 06:19:42 Last modified:2010-01-20 03:51:31
Access level:the public Released:2010-01-15 06:19:42
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:

31632 W. G. Parker. 2005. Faunal review of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona. In R. D. McCord (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology of Arizona, Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 11:34-54 [R. Butler/R. Butler]
32140 W. G. Parker. 2008. Description of new material of the aetosaur Desmatosuchus spuriensis (Archosauria: Suchia) from the Chinle Formation of Arizona and a revision of the genus. PaleoBios 28:1-40 [R. Butler/R. Butler]