Sierra de Mogna (148 m): Early Jurassic, Argentina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Massospondylidae
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| 3 individuals | ||||||||||
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= Adeopapposaurus mognai n. gen., n. sp.
Martínez 2009
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Martínez 2009 | |||||||||
| PVSJ 610, 570, 568 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Argentina | State/province: | San Juan |
| Coordinates: | 30.5° South, 68.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.2° South, 15.0° West (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 1080 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Early Jurassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 1-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early Jurassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 201.4 - 174.7 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Cañon del Colorado | Member: | Upper Pelitic | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 148 m from base of formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 59370 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-03-29 08:08:56 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-29 08:08:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17029. | ETE | J. P. Milana, R. N. Martínez, and O. A. Alcober. 1995. A new dinosaur locality of Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic age from San Juan province, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):44A-45A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 29824 | R. N. Martínez. 2009. Adeopapposaurus mognai, gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha), with comments on adaptations of basal Sauropodomorpha. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):142-164 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |