Chia Gara: Late/Upper Hauterivian - Barremian, Iraq
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Malawania anachronus n. gen., n. sp.
Fischer et al. 2013
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| NHMUK PV R6682, articulated partial skeleton comprising a fragmentary skull, cervical and thoracic vertebrae, ribs, partial shoulder girdle and a nearly complete left forefin | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Iraq | State/province: | Kurdistan | County: | Amadia |
| Coordinates: | 37.1° North, 43.6° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 8.2° North, 38.4° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Hauterivian - Barremian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 132.60000 - 121.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 144710 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | V. Fischer | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-05-15 21:18:18 | Last modified: | 2015-05-13 10:42:22 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-05-15 21:18:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46831. | fossil record | V. Fischer, R. M. Appleby, D. Naish, J. Liston, J. B. Riding, S. Brindley, and P. Godefroit. 2013. A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate phylogenetic origins for Cretaceous ichthyosaurs. Biology Letters 98(4):20130021 [V. Fischer/V. Fischer/V. Fischer] |