Mesabi Iron Range: Turonian, Minnesota
collected by V. Garlough and G. Garlough 1967
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Teleorhinus mesabiensis n. sp.
Erickson 1969
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| synonym of Terminonaris robusta | ||||||||||
| SMVP P68.56.1 - type (anterior end of snout) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Minnesota | County: | Itasca |
| Coordinates: | 47.5° North, 93.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.2° North, 55.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Turonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Coleraine | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Found in an open pit iron mine dump |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
| Geology comments: open shallow sea deposits to estuarine | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | V. Garlough and G. Garlough | Collection dates: | 1967 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Teleorhinus mesabiensis type locality | ||
| Database number: | 116293 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2011-09-06 21:12:18 | Last modified: | 2011-09-07 05:00:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-09-06 21:12:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 33421. | B. R. Erickson. 1969. A new species of crocodile, Teleorhinus mesabiensis, from the Iron Range Cretaceous. Scientific Publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota New Series 1:1-17 [M. Carrano/M. Oreska/P. Mannion] |