Jeruzsalemhegy, Physiocardia-beds (Triassic of Hungary)

Also known as Jerusalem Hill

Where: Bakony, Hungary (46.0° N, 18.0° E: paleocoordinates 8.1° N, 24.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Physiocardia-beds Formation (Alsó Keuper Group), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• Physiocardia-beds, Alsó Keuper (equivalent to the Raibler Schichten)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Rieppel. 2001. The cranial anatomy of Placochelys placodonta Jaekel, 1902, and a review of the Cyamodontoidea (Reptilia, Placodonta). Fieldiana: Geology, new series 45:1-104 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 138254: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 08.01.2013

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Placodontia -
Placochelys placodonta n. gen. n. sp.
Placochelys placodonta n. gen. n. sp. Jaekel 1902 placodont
Ob/2323/Vt.3 holotype skull and postcranial remains