Namba 2: Cenomanian - Campanian, Tanzania
collected by E. K. Lund 2008
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Rukwatitan bisepultus n. gen., n. sp.
Gorscak et al. 2014
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Gorscak et al. 2014 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| RRBP 07409, partial skeleton | ||||||||||
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Rukwasuchus yajabalijekundu n. gen., n. sp.
Sertich and O'Connor 2014
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| RRBP 08630, partial skull including the cranial table, braincase, and interorbital region but lacking the rostrum, anterior palate, lacrimals, jugals, quadratojugals, and mandible | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Tanzania | State/province: | Mbeya |
| Coordinates: | 8.7° South, 32.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.7° South, 23.1° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Cenomanian - Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Red Sandstone | Formation: | Galula | Member: | Namba |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Originally thought to be Aptian-Cenomanian, but new dates indicate either Cenomanian-Santonian or Campanian (Widlansky et al. 2018) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red lithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | E. K. Lund | Collection dates: | July 25, 2008 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Locality RRBP 2007-02 | ||
| Database number: | 156028 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, G. Lloyd | Enterer: | J. Tennant, G. Lloyd |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-05-07 14:35:04 | Last modified: | 2022-01-31 07:02:45 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-05-07 14:35:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 51095. | J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor. 2014. A new crocodyliform from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, southwestern Tanzania. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):576-596 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 55378 | E. Gorscak, P. M. O'Connor, N. J. Stevens and E. M. Roberts. 2014. The basal titanosaurian Rukwatitan bisepultus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(5):1133-1154 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 79419 | S. J. Widlansky, W. C. Clyde, P. M. O'Connor, E. M. Roberts, and N. J. Stevens. 2017. Paleomagnetism of the Cretaceous Galula Formation and implications for vertebrate evolution. Journal of African Earth Sciences 139:403-420 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham/G. Varnham] |