Théry quarry, Wimereux: Valanginian, France
collected by H. Parent, H.-E. Sauvage

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Pelorosaurus humerocristatus (Lydekker 1888)
Sauvage 1906 1 specimen
    = Dinosauria indet. Owen 1842
Lapparent 1967
Megalosaurus insignis Eudes-Deslongchamps and Lennier 1870
1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Theropoda
ungual
see common names

Geography
Country:France State/province:Nord-Pas-de-Calais County:Pas-de-Calais
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 1.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.5° North, 11.2° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Valanginian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 1
Key time interval:Valanginian
Age range of interval:139.80000 - 132.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: originally described as coming from the "highest Jurassic beds" and "Wealden"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:H. Parent, H.-E. Sauvage
Metadata
Database number:140019
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-02-27 08:14:50 Last modified:2013-10-23 17:26:54
Access level:the public Released:2013-02-27 08:14:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

48563. H. Parent. 1893. Le Wealdien du Bas-Boulonnais [The Wealden of the Bas-Boulonnais]. Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 21:50-93 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

45554 E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, and J. Le Loeuff. 1991. French dinosaurs: the best record in Europe?. Modern Geology 16:17-42 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
45099 A. F. d. Lapparent. 1967. Les dinosaures de France [The dinosaurs of France]. Sciences 51:4-19 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
45553 H.-E. Sauvage. 1906. Note sur le genre Pélorosaure [Note on the genus Pelorosaurus]. Bulletin de la société Academique de l'Arrondissement de Boulogne-sur-Mer 7:493-498 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]