Prolom: Bartonian - Priabonian, Ukraine
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Palaeophiidae
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Palaeophis udovichenkoi n. sp.
Averianov 1997
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20 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Palaeophis nessovi | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Cheloniidae indet.
Bonaparte 1832
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Averianov 2002 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Dermochelyidae
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Dermochelyidae indet.
Lydekker 1889
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Zvonok and Danilov 2019 | |||||||||
| represented by two epithecal plates, ZIN PH 5-6/18 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionychidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Zvonok and Danilov 2019 | |||||||||
| represented by two fragments of unidentified plates, ZIN PH 7-8/18 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 45.1° North, 34.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.3° North, 30.1° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Bartonian - Priabonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 41.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | phosphatic marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "Phosphatic marl layer (10-15 cm in thickness) within thick sequence of nummulitic limestones of the Bodrak (?) horizon (pg. 130)" | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Disassociated major elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 20 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 49160 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Head, D. Nicholson, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | J. Head, D. Nicholson, E. Vlachos |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-04-10 12:00:47 | Last modified: | 2020-06-23 10:20:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-04-10 12:00:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 12996. | A. O. Averianov. 1997. Paleogene sea snakes from the eastern part of Tethys. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2):128-142 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head] |
Secondary references:
| 49973 | A. O. Averianov. 2002. Review of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sea turtles from the former USSR. Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(2):137-154 [D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson] | |
| 68567 | E. A. Zvonok and I. G. Danilov. 2019. Paleogene Turtles of Crimea. Paleontological Journal 53(1):62-73 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/P. Mannion] |