Ichthyosaurus campylodon type: Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian, United Kingdom

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Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Ophthalmosauridae
Ichthyosaurus campylodon n. sp. Carter 1846
recombined as Pervushovisaurus campylodon
SMC B20644 - type
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Cambridgeshire
Coordinates: 52.2° North, 0.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.6° North, 1.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous
Key time interval:Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian
Age range of interval:105.30000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chalk Formation:West Melbury Marly Chalk Member:Cambridge Greensand
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
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
Collection methods:salvage,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:143306
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:P. Mannion
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-04-22 22:24:50 Last modified:2014-09-08 15:44:02
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-22 22:24:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

46430. J. Carter. 1846. On the occurrence of a new species of Ichthyosaurus in the Chalk. London Geological Journal 1:7-9 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]