quarry southeast of Greensburg: Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvania
collected by A. King 1844
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
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Thenaropus heterodactylus n. gen., n. sp.
King 1845
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| recombined as Limnopus heterodactylus | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Pennsylvania | County: | Westmoreland |
| Coordinates: | 40.1° North, 79.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.1° South, 18.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 4-5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pennsylvanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 323.20000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection,observed (not collected) | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | A. King | Collection dates: | 1844 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 200134 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-03-19 14:27:25 | Last modified: | 2019-03-19 14:27:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-03-19 14:27:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23657. | ETE | A. T. King. 1845. Footprints. The American Journal of Science and Arts 49(1):216-217 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 68227 | T. C. Winkler. 1886. Histoire de l’Ichnologie. Étude Ichnologique sur les Empreintes de Pas d’Animaux Fossiles, Suivie de la Description des Plaques à Impressions d’Animaux qui se Trouvent au Musée Teyler [History of Ichnology. Ichnological Study of Fossil Animal Footprints, Followed by the Description of Slabs with Animal Impressions found in Teyler’s Museum] iv-200 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |