Smith Clark's quarry, Milford (unit O): Norian, New Jersey
collected by S. Clark, J. Eyerman 1885-1887

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Grallatoridae
Gigandipus milfordensis Bock 1952
Baird 1957
synonym of Grallator tuberosus
Reptilia - Chirotheriidae
Chirotherium lulli n. sp. Bock 1952
nomen dubium belonging to Chirotheriidae
LC S491
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Jersey County:Hunterdon
Coordinates: 40.6° North, 75.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:15.1° North, 20.1° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Norian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 4
Key time interval:Norian
Age range of interval:227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chatham Formation:Passaic Member:Perkasie
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Unit O
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression,trace
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial orientation:life position
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:S. Clark, J. Eyerman Collection dates:1885-1887
Metadata
Database number:55492
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:K. Maguire, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-10-27 12:03:56 Last modified:2023-06-14 15:49:21
Access level:the public Released:2005-10-27 12:03:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52214. D. Baird. 1954. Chirotherium lulli, a pseudosuchian reptile from New Jersey. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 111(4):165-192 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

12444ETE D. Baird. 1957. Triassic reptile footprint faunules from Milford, New Jersey. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 117(5):449-520 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
14907ETE P. E. Olsen and D. Baird. 1986. The ichnogenus Atreipus and its significance for Triassic biostratigraphy. In: K. Padian (ed.), The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 61-87 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]
85047 D. B. Weishampel and L. Young. 1996. Dinosaurs of the East Coast xiii-275 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]