MAD05-38: Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected 2015

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
UA 10581 (field number MAD 15359) - holotype
Reptilia
Reptilia - Abelisauridae
Reptilia - Noasauridae
Reptilia
"possible paravian material"
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Mahajanga
Coordinates: 15.9° South, 46.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° South, 43.8° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:3200
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 8
Key time interval: Maastrichtian
Age range of interval: 72.2 - 66 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Maevarano Member:Anembalemba
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,coarse,green muddy sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Olive green, fine- to coarse-grained, clay-rich sandstone
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Geology comments: debris flow
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection dates:2015
Metadata
Database number:206553
Authorizer:E. Vlachos, P. Mannion Enterer:E. Vlachos, P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:paleobotany
Created:2019-11-19 10:16:28 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2019-11-19 10:16:28
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
76780. W. G. Joyce, Y. Rollot, S. W. Evers, T. R. Lyson, L. J. Rahantarisoa and D. W. Krause. 2021. A new pelomedusoid turtle, Sahonachelys mailakavava, from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of specialized suction feeding among pleurodires. Royal Society Open Science 8(5):210098:1-32 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]