Near the head of Alamosa Creek (Alamosemys substricta type locality): Torrejonian, New Mexico
collected by Dr. J. L. Wortman and Mr. W. Granger 1896
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Adocidae
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Alamosemys substricta n. gen., n. sp.
Hay 1908
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| AMNH 1204, holotype shell | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 35.4° North, 102.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.1° North, 82.5° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 | ||
| Key time interval: | Torrejonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 63.80000 - 60.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | AMNH | ||
| Collectors: | Dr. J. L. Wortman and Mr. W. Granger | Collection dates: | 1896 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 131856 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson | Enterer: | R. Benson | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-07-31 19:26:48 | Last modified: | 2012-07-31 04:26:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-07-31 19:26:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14442. | ETE | O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |