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Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tangasauridae
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Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis n. gen., n. sp.
Harris and Carroll 1977
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1 individual | |||||||||
| KNM-MA1 (type) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Kenya | State/province: | Coast | County: | Kaloleni/Kinango |
| Coordinates: | 3.9° South, 39.5° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.6° South, 29.6° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Duruma | Formation: | Maji-Ya-Chumvi | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: " [...] upper part of the Maji ya Chumvi Beds. These form the lower part of the Middle Duruma Sandstone Series (Caswell and Baker, 1953) and are said to be of early Triassic age, on the basis of lithological similarities with beds in Tanzania and Madagascar." (Harris & Carroll, 1977) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | micaceous,yellow lithified sandstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: "khaki colored fissile micaceous sandstone" | |||
| Environment: | coastal indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | none |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | Mr. Gubek |
| Collection method comments: KNM = Kenya National Museum | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 87220 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Mueller | Enterer: | T. Liebrecht |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-03-10 11:10:48 | Last modified: | 2024-03-01 15:16:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-03-10 11:10:48 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 29359. | J. M. Harris and R. L. Carroll. 1977. Kenyasaurus, a New Eosuchian Reptile from the Early Triassic of Kenya. Journal of Paleontology 51(1):139-149 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |