Syntarsus site, farm Paradys (104): Hettangian - Sinemurian, South Africa
collected 1981
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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| 1 individual | ||||||||||
| BP/1/5278 | ||||||||||
| Yates 2005 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Free State | County: | Ladybrand |
| Coordinates: | 27.0° South, 27.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.0° South, 15.8° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Early Jurassic |
| Stage: | Hettangian - Sinemurian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Hettangian - Sinemurian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 201.4 - 192.9 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,hematitic,red lithified silty mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "hard mudrock matrix...a haematite crust...a matrix of fine-grained, pinkish-maroon silty mudstone" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | BPI | Collection dates: | 1981 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 45530 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-10-29 13:42:29 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-10-29 13:42:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11945. | ETE | D. Munyikwa and M. A. Raath. 1999. Further material of the ceratosaurian dinosaur Syntarsus from the Elliot Formation (Early Jurassic) of South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 35:55-59 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 25373 | ETE | A. M. Yates. 2005. A new theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa and its implications for the early evolution of theropods. Palaeontologia Africana 41:105-122 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |