Asler village: Maastrichtian - Danian, Mali
collected by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique du Mali and Stony Brook University 1999
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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cf. Rhabdognathus sp.
Swinton 1930
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| CNRST-SUNY-190 (skull) | ||||||||||
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= Rhabdognathus aslerensis n. sp.
Jouve 2007
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Jouve 2007 | |||||||||
| CNRST-SUNY-190 - holotype (Nearly complete skull) | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Pycnodontiformes
- Pycnodontidae
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Pycnodontidae indet.
(Agassiz 1833)
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| very small (5 cm) vomerine dentition | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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| fragmentary oyster shells | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mali |
| Coordinates: | 19.2° North, 0.2° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.4° North, 4.4° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian - Danian |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: From the Pgi rocks, which are equivalent to 'Terrecht 1' |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified sandy "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: pale yellow, sandy limestone | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique du Mali and Stony Brook University | Collection dates: | 1999 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Rhabdognathus aslerensis type locality, Mali-5 | ||
| Database number: | 113316 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2011-07-26 23:08:49 | Last modified: | 2011-09-07 04:42:18 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-07-26 23:08:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 36773. | C. A. Brochu, M. L. Bouaré, F. Sissoko, E. M. Roberts, and M. A. O'Leary. 2002. A dryosaurid crocodyliform braincase from Mali. Journal of Paleontology 76(6):1060-1071 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 24372 | S. Jouve. 2007. Taxonomic revision of the Dyrosaurid Assemblage (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of the Iullemmeden Basin, West Africa. Journal of Paleontology 81(1):163-175 [M. O'Leary/M. O'Leary] |