15 km east of Huanzala Mine: Albian, Peru
collected 1985

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Prolyelliceratidae
Reptilia - Pterosauria - Pteranodontidae
1 specimen
BHI 1276, humerus
see common names

Geography
Country:Peru State/province:Huánuco
Coordinates: 9.9° South, 77.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.7° South, 37.8° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 4
Key time interval: Albian
Age range of interval: 113.2 - 100.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Chulec
Stratigraphy comments: "Although the geological formation is unknown, ammonites referred to Prolyelliceras sp. were collected from the same horizon. This suggests that the specimen came from the Chulec Formation, and would place the age as Albian"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:transgressive
Geology comments: "The Chulec Formation consists of 100-200 m of marls, limestones, and calcareous sandstones that were deposited during a marine transgression from the west"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:1985
Collection method comments: BHI: Black Hills Institute, Hill City, South Dakota
Metadata
Database number:89073
Authorizer:R. Butler Enterer:R. Butler
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-05-04 04:00:51 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2009-05-04 04:00:51
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
31072. S. C. Bennett. 1989. A pteranodontid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Peru, with comments on the relationships of Cretaceous pterosaurs. Journal of Paleontology 63(5):669-677 [R. Butler/R. Butler]