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
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Plesiobaena putorius
Gaffney 1972
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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] |