Żyglin Quarry: Anisian, Poland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Saurosphargidae
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Hemilopas mentzeli
Meyer 1847
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| Neotype WNoZ/s/7/240, right mandibular ramus with teeth, three further partial jaws | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Poland | State/province: | Upper Silesia |
| Coordinates: | 50.5° North, 18.9° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 18.6° North, 24.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
| Stage: | Anisian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Anisian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Muschelkalk | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "lowermost Muschelkalk of Żyglin quarry (the lowermost Anisian)" (Surmik, 2016) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 195613 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Dunhill | Enterer: | B. Allen |
| Modifier: | B. Allen | ||
| Created: | 2018-08-14 12:50:46 | Last modified: | 2018-08-14 12:53:52 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-08-14 12:50:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66592. | D. Surmik. 2016. Hemilopas mentzeli, an enigmatic marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of Poland revisited. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 282(2):209-223 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] |