Chondrosteosaurus types, south coast, Isle of Wight [PROXY]: Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Chondrosteosaurus gigas n. gen., n. sp. Owen 1876
Owen 1876 2 specimens
nomen dubium belonging to Sauropoda
BMNH 46869, 46870
Bothriospondylus magnus n. sp. Owen 1875
1 specimen
synonym of Ornithopsis hulkei
BMNH R98
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Isle of Wight
Coordinates: 50.6° North, 1.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.1° North, 9.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2
Key time interval:Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian
Age range of interval:132.60000 - 121.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Wealden Formation:Wessex
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: marl
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Fragmentation:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH
Metadata
Database number:157614
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-06-26 15:59:45 Last modified:2023-10-13 13:53:22
Access level:the public Released:2014-06-26 15:59:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

14124.ETE R. Owen. 1875. Monographs on the fossil Reptilia of the Mesozoic formations. Part II. (Genera Bothriospondylus, Cetiosaurus, Omosaurus). 29:15-93 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

86088 D. Naish and D. M. Martill. 2001. Saurischian dinosaurs 1: sauropods. In D. M. Martill & D. Naish (ed.), Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight. Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils 10:185-241 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
14069ETE R. Owen. 1876. Monograph on the fossil Reptilia of the Wealden and Purbeck formations. Supplement no. VII. Crocodilia (Poikilopleuron) and Dinosauria? (Chondrosteosaurus). [Wealden.]. The Palaeontographical Society, London 1876:1-7 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
51843 R. Owen. 1878. On the occurrence in North America of rare extinct vertebrates found fragmentarily in England. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5 2(9):201-223 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]