Quarry, sect. 36, T. 57 N., R. 99 W.: Torrejonian, Wyoming
collected by Princeton party

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Baenidae
Plesiobaena putorius Gaffney 1972
3 specimens
recombined as Cedrobaena putorius
PU 17108, complete lower jaws; 20741, posterior part of parietals; PU 18011, posterior part of skull roof.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Wyoming County:Park County
Coordinates: 44.9° North, 108.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.4° North, 86.1° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Danian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Torrejonian
Age range of interval:63.30000 - 61.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fort Union Member:Rock Bench Quarry
Stratigraphy comments: Fort Union Formation, Rock Bench Quarry beds (label)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:Princeton party
Collection method comments: PU, Princeton University collection
Metadata
Database number:128433
Authorizer:R. Benson Enterer:R. Benson
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2012-06-08 21:06:30 Last modified:2012-06-08 06:06:30
Access level:the public Released:2012-06-08 21:06:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

704. E. S. Gaffney. 1972. The systematics of the North American family Baenidae (Reptilia, Cryptodira). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 147(5):245-312 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/R. Benson]