Where: Mendoza, Argentina (35.1° S, 70.1° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 35.5° S, 18.6° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Toarcian (180.4 - 174.7 Ma)
• "Upper Lias" but no formation name given
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
Primary reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1980. Jurassic tetrapods from South America and dispersal routes. In L. L. Jacobs (ed.), Aspects of Vertebrate History: Essays in Honor of Edwin Harris Colbert 73–98 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 140295: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 07.03.2013
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Steneosaurus gerthi n. sp.
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