Speaton, North Yorkshire: Kimmeridgian - Early Tithonian, United Kingdom
collected <1841
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Pliosauridae
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
| Humerus in the Yorkshire Museum | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Yorkshire |
| Coordinates: | 54.2° North, 0.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.0° North, 13.7° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late Jurassic |
| Stage: | Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Kimmeridgian - Early Tithonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 154.8 - 145.06 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Kimmeridge Clay |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" |
| Environment: | offshore |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | <1841 |
| Collection method comments: Specimens in the Yorkshire Museum, York, England United Kingdom | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Speeton | ||
| Database number: | 138284 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson | Enterer: | R. Benson |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-01-09 04:50:13 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-01-09 04:50:13 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14071. | ETE | R. Owen. 1842. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11:60-204 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |