Where: Anson County, North Carolina (35.0° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 0.0° N, 18.1° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Pekin Formation (Chatham Group), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Current location of the specimen is unknown
Primary reference: E. Emmons. 1857. American Geology, Containing a Statement of the Principles of the Science with Full Illustrations of the Characteristic American Fossils. With an Atlas and a Geological Map of the United States Part IV:x-152 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 107424: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 08.04.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Palaeonornis struthionoides n. gen. n. sp.
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