Gilbedi Hills, Rima River: Late Maastrichtian, Nigeria
collected by Wilson 1971
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni n. gen., n. sp.
Halstead 1975
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1 individual | |||||||||
| Univ. of Ife, Nat. Hist. Mus. P.1 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Nigeria | State/province: | Sokoto |
| Coordinates: | 13.6° North, 5.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 3.6° North, 0.1° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 230 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.1 - 66 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Dukamaje | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 4 m above base of formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,microfossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Wilson | Collection dates: | 1971 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Sokotosuchus type | ||
| Database number: | 82229 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-07-25 08:00:42 | Last modified: | 2011-07-13 17:00:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-07-25 08:00:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 36674. | ETE | L. B. Halstead. 1975. Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni n. g., g. sp., a new teleosaur crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous of Nigeria. Journal of Mining and Geology 11(1-2):101-103 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |