Niobrara deposits (Toxochelys brachyrhinus type locality): Late/Upper Cretaceous, Kansas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Toxochelys brachyrhinus n. sp.
Case 1898
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synonym of Toxochelys latiremis | ||||||||||
KU 1212, skull | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Gove |
Coordinates: | 38.7° North, 100.2° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 42.6° North, 67.0° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||
Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | chalk |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Also known as: | Niobrarasaurus type | ||
Database number: | 203738 | ||
Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2019-08-23 07:47:00 | Last modified: | 2019-08-23 07:47:00 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-08-23 07:47:00 |
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] |