RN4, Berivotra: Maastrichtian, Madagascar
collected by Perrier de la Bathie 1920
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Stegosaurus madagascariensis n. sp.
Piveteau 1926
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Ankylosauria | ||||||||||
| teeth | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Madagascar | State/province: | Mahajanga |
| Coordinates: | 15.9° South, 46.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.1° South, 38.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Maevarano |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Disassociated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | MNHN | ||
| Collectors: | Perrier de la Bathie | Collection dates: | 1920 |
| Collection method comments: probably collected around 1920 by Perrier de la Bathie (same trip documented in 1921 paper, but this collection not indicated specifically therein) | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 70246 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-03-20 08:47:24 | Last modified: | 2013-01-25 15:25:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-20 08:47:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23581. | ETE | J. Piveteau. 1926. Contribution a l'etude des formations lagunaires du nord-ouest de Madagascar [Contribution to the study of the lagoonal formations of northwest Madagascar]. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 4e série 26:33-38 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |