Nelson Creek: Albian, Oregon
collected by E. L. Packard 1927
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Azhdarchidae
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Pteranodon oregonensis n. sp.
Gilmore 1928
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Bennettazhia oregonensis | ||||||||||
| (holotype), nearly complete humerus, two coossified dorsal vertebra, fragment of unidentified bone | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ichthyosauria
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Ichthyosauria indet.
de Blainville 1835
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Orr and Katsura 1985 | |||||||||
| Two isolated centra | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Oregon | County: | Lake |
| Coordinates: | 43.3° North, 120.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.9° North, 74.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Albian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Hudspeth | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Originally referred to as "Upper Chico or Lower Horsetown" formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | USNM | ||
| Collectors: | E. L. Packard | Collection dates: | 1927 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Pteranodon oregonensis holotype site | ||
| Database number: | 92236 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler, P. Mannion | Enterer: | R. Butler, J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | J. Tennant | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-04 04:22:50 | Last modified: | 2013-03-06 15:05:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-04 04:22:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14574. | ETE | C. W. Gilmore. 1928. A new pterosaurian reptile from the marine Cretaceous of Oregon. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 73(24):1-5 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 45374 | W. N. Orr and K. T. Katsura. 1985. Oregon's oldest vertebrates [Ichthyosauria(Reptilia)]. Oregon Geology 47(7):75-77 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
| 31079 | D. M. Unwin, J. Lü, and N. N. Bakhurina. 2000. On the systematic and stratigraphic significance of pterosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation (Jehol Group) of Liaoning, China. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftlichen Reihe 3:181-206 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler] |