Where: Yemen (16.6° N, 44.0° E: paleocoordinates 8.3° S, 28.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mabdi Formation (Surdud Group), Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1990; reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: L. L. Jacobs, P. A. Murry, W. R. Downs and H. A. El-Nakhal. 1999. A dinosaur from the Republic of Yemen. In P. J. Whybrow & A. Hill (ed.), Fossil Vertebrates of Arabia, With Emphasis on the Late Miocene Faunas, Geology, and Palaeoenvironments of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Yale University Press, New Haven 454-459 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 26371: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 14.10.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Sauropoda indet. Marsh 1878 sauropod |