Where: Agadez, Niger (16.8° N, 7.6° E: paleocoordinates 8.5° N, 2.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Irhazer II Formation (Irhazer Group), Middle Jurassic (174.7 - 161.5 Ma)
• or Irhazer Shales
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; fine-grained, silty sandstone and red mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression, trace
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: A. Mudroch, U. Richter, U. Joger, R. Kosma, O. Idé and A. Maga. 2011. Didactyl tracks of paravian theropods (Maniraptora) from the ?Middle Jurassic of Africa. PLoS One 6(2):e14642:1-10 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 201817: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 29.05.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Paravipus didactyloides n. gen. n. sp.
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