west side of Carlsbjerg Fjord: Norian, Greenland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Plagiosauridae
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Gerrothorax pulcherrimus
(Fraas 1913)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| GM-V-2008-24, GM-V-2008-25, MCZ 9513 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Greenland | State/province: | East Greenland |
| Coordinates: | 71.3° North, 22.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.8° North, 9.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.3 - 205.7 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Scoresby Land | Formation: | Fleming Fjord |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | MCZ |
Metadata
| Database number: | 106556 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-03-25 20:04:50 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-03-25 20:04:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35632. | F. A. Jenkins, N. H. Shubin, S. M. Gatesy and A. Warren. 2008. Gerrothorax pulcherrimus from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland and a reassessment of head lifting in temnospondyl feeding. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):935-950 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |