List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Coahomasuchus kahleorum n. gen., n. sp.
Heckert and Lucas 1999
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1 individual | |||||||||
| NMMNH P-18496 (holotype), nearly complete, articulated, dorsoventrally crushed skeleton | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Howard |
| Coordinates: | 32.1° North, 101.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.9° North, 40.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Dockum | Formation: | Colorado City |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | NMMNH |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Coahomasuchus holotype site | ||
| Database number: | 92093 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-10-29 08:45:42 | Last modified: | 2022-07-15 11:08:56 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-10-29 08:45:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31007. | A. B. Heckert and S. G. Lucas. 1999. A new aetosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Upper Triassic of Texas and the phylogeny of aetosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19:50-68 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 31008 | J. B. Desojo and A. B. Heckert. 2004. New information on the braincase and mandible of Coahomasuchus (Archosauria: Aetosauria) from the Otischalkian (Carnian) of Texas. Neues Jahrbuch für Paläontologie und Geologie, Monatshefte 2004(10):605-616 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |