List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Ctenochelys procax
(Hay 1905)
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original and current combination Toxochelys procax | ||||||||||
precise locality unknown, listed as Niobrara Fm., Kansas | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Toxochelyidae
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Lophochelys natatrix n. gen., n. sp.
Zangerl 1953
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Lophochelys niobrarae n. sp.
Zangerl 1953
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precise locality unknown, listed as Niobrara Fm., Kansas | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Kansas | County: | Logan |
Coordinates: | 38.8° North, 100.8° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 41.3° North, 66.9° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 82002 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2008-07-20 11:23:20 | Last modified: | 2019-09-19 21:44:57 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-07-20 11:23:20 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
787. | R. Zangerl. 1953. The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part IV. The turtles of the family Toxochelyidae. Fieldiana: Geology Memoirs 3(4):145-277 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Mannion] |