Wolny Site: Tithonian, Colorado
collected by T. Rasmussen, D. Wolny, J. Kirkland 1985, 1990
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Branchiopoda
- Diplostraca
- Lioestheriidae
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Lioestheria informal sp. A
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Lioestheria informal sp. B
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Lioestheria tendagurensis
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unclassified
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Nestoria krasinetzki
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
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Allosaurus sp.
Marsh 1877
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Foster 2003 | 1 individual | |||||
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Reptilia
- Stegosauridae
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Stegosaurus sp.
Marsh 1877
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Foster 2003 | 1 individual | |||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Colorado | County: | Mesa |
| Coordinates: | 39.1° North, 108.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.5° North, 55.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Altitude: | 1400 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late Jurassic |
| Stage: | Tithonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tithonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 149.2 - 145 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Morrison | Member: | Brushy Basin | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower to middle part of member | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "light-gray colored mudstone"; "gray, smectitic mudstone" | |
| Environment: | pond |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | LACM | ||
| Collectors: | T. Rasmussen, D. Wolny, J. Kirkland | Collection dates: | 1985, 1990s |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Wolney Site | ||
| Database number: | 231619 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2023-08-24 15:08:04 | Last modified: | 2023-08-24 15:10:57 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2023-08-24 15:08:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 81134. | S. G. Lucas and J. I. Kirkland. 1998. Preliminary report on Conchostraca from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, western United States. Modern Geology 22:415-422 [T. Hegna/M. Pankowski/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 15179 | ETE | J. R. Foster. 2003. Paleoecological analysis of the vertebrate fauna of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Rocky Mountain region, U.S.A. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 23:1-95 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 65150 | J. I. Kirkland. 2006. Fruita Paleontological Area (Upper Jurassic, Morrison Formation), western Colorado: an example of terrestrial taphofacies analysis. In J. R. Foster & S. G. Lucas (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 36:67-95 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |