Cross Valley: Late Paleocene, Antarctica
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Crossvallia unienwillia n. gen., n. sp.
Tambussi et al. 2005
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | 64.3° South, 56.7° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 61.9° South, 68.9° West (Wright 2013) |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Late Paleocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.24 - 56 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Cross Valley | Member: | Bahia Pinguino | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower part of the member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 74613 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-08-16 13:46:51 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-08-16 13:46:51 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 25075. | C. P. Tambussi, M. A. Reguero, S. A. Marenssi and S. N. Santillana. 2005. Crossvallia unienwillia, a new Spheniscidae (Sphenisciformes, Aves) from the Late Paleocene of Antarctica. Geobios 38(5):667-675 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Mannion] |