Dan River: Norian, North Carolina
collected by J. Leidy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Compsosaurus priscus n. gen., n. sp.
Leidy 1856
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1 specimen | ||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Phytosauria | |||||||
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Amphibia
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Pariostegus myops n. gen., n. sp.
Cope 1868
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Cope 1869 | 1 specimen | |||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Chatham |
| Coordinates: | 36.5° North, 79.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.8° North, 23.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | coal |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | J. Leidy |
Metadata
| Database number: | 79951 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Uhen, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-28 08:59:53 | Last modified: | 2021-05-07 20:09:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-28 08:59:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26876. | J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of some remains of extinct vertebrated animals. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 163-165 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 58984 | E. D. Cope. 1869. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part I. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:1-104 [R. Butler/E. Dunne/M. Carrano] |