Where: Switzerland (45.9° N, 8.9° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 18.0° N, 33.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Ladinian (241.5 - 237.0 Ma)
• Lower Meridekalke (lower Ladinian)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Zurich collection (PIMZ)
Primary reference: O. Rieppel. 1998. The status of the sauropterygian reptile genera Ceresiosaurus, Lariosaurus, and Silvestrosaurus from the Middle Triassic of Europe. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 38:1-46 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 138130: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 05.01.2013
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Ceresiosaurus calcagnii n. sp.
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