List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Amiidae indet.
Huxley 1861
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Pleurodira indet.
Cope 1865
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Reptilia
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Sauropoda indet.
Marsh 1878
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
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Theropoda indet.
Marsh 1881
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Reptilia
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"Mesosuchia" indet.
Huxley 1875
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Dipnoi
- Ceratodontidae
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Ceratodus madagascariensis
Priem 1924
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Coelacanthimorpha
- Coelacanthiformes
- Mawsoniidae
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Axelrodichthys sp.
Maisey 1986
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Geography
| Country: | Madagascar | State/province: | Mahajanga |
| Coordinates: | 16.2° South, 46.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.9° South, 37.8° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ankazomihaboka |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | none |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | FMNH |
Metadata
| Database number: | 46897 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-01-25 11:28:05 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-01-25 11:28:05 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 12460. | ETE | M. D. Gottfried, R. R. Rogers, and K. A. Curry Rogers. 2004. First record of Late Cretaceous coelacanths from Madagascar. Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates, in G. Arratia, M. V. H. Wilson, and R. Cloutier (eds.), Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München 687-691 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |