Bentiaba 2: Maastrichtian, Angola
collected 2005 - 2007
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Prognathodon cf. saturator
Dortangs et al. 2002
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| MGUAN-PA169, fragmentary dentary including tooth crown | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Angola | State/province: | Namibe |
| Coordinates: | 14.3° South, 12.4° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 25.2° South, 1.6° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Middle Maastrichtian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 2005 - 2007 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tzimbio | ||
| Database number: | 140328 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-03-07 22:07:10 | Last modified: | 2021-03-22 12:08:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-03-07 22:07:10 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 45398. | O. Mateus, M. J. Polcyn, L. L. Jacobs, R. Arujo, A. S. Schulp, J. Marinheiro, B. Pereira and D. P. Vineyard. 2012. Cretaceous amniotes from Angola: dinosaurs, pterosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, turtles. Actas de V Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontologia de Dinosaurios y su Entorno, Salas de los Infantes, Burgos 71-105 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/O. Alfaro] |
Secondary references:
| 76002 | A. S. Schulp, M. J. Polcyn, O. Mateus and L. L. Jacobs. 2013. Two rare mosasaurs from the Maastrichtian of Angola and the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 92(1):3-10 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |