South of State Lake, Westmoreland: Wolfcampian, Kansas
collected by R. W. Coldiron and W. D. Coldiron 1974
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Molgophidae
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Brachydectes elongatus
Wellstead 1991
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| synonym of Brachydectes newberryi | ||||||||||
| KU 28345 (skull with postcranial elements) and KU 28346 (postcranial elements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Pottawatomie |
| Coordinates: | 39.4° North, 96.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.0° North, 24.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Permian | Epoch: | Cisuralian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Permian 1-2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Wolfcampian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 298.90000 - 286.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Council Grove | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Blue Rapids Shale, just below the Funston Limesone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | R. W. Coldiron and W. D. Coldiron | Collection dates: | 1974 |
| Collection method comments: Repository: University of Kansas (KU) | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Blue Rapids Shale | ||
| Database number: | 178666 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | E. Dunne |
| Modifier: | E. Dunne | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-05-10 09:01:49 | Last modified: | 2018-01-27 14:21:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-05-10 09:01:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 58492. | C. F. Wellstead. 1991. Taxonomic revision of the Lysorophia, Permo-Carboniferous lepospondyl amphibians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 209:1-90 [R. Butler/E. Dunne] |