Locality 328 (Nowack): Anisian, Tanzania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anomodontia
- Stahleckeriidae
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Sangusaurus parringtonii n. sp.
Cruickshank 1986
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| UMZC T1226 (holotype), partial skull and partial mandible; UMZC T1225, right and partial left femurs | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tanzania | State/province: | Ruvuma |
| Coordinates: | 10.3° South, 35.2° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.4° South, 20.5° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
| Stage: | Anisian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Anisian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 246.7 - 241.464 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Manda Beds | Member: | Lifua | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Based on the geographic location of this site, we agree that it is most likely in the middle to upper portion of the Lifua Member." (Angielczyk et al. 2017) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ndatira River, Ngaka sub-basin, Ruhuhu basin | ||
| Database number: | 196736 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Dunhill | Enterer: | B. Allen |
| Modifier: | B. Allen | ||
| Created: | 2018-10-03 06:06:34 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-10-03 06:06:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66983. | K. D. Angielczyk, P. J. Hancox, and A. Nabavizadeh. 2017. A redescription of the Triassic kannemeyeriiform dicynodont Sangusaurus (Therapsida, Anomodontia), with an analysis of its feeding system. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(sup1):189-227 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] |