Paki, quarry 4: Campanian - Maastrichtian, Senegal
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Pterosauria
- Azhdarchidae
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cf. Titanopteryx sp.
Arambourg 1959
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2 specimens | pterosaur |
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| Cervical vertebra and partial tibia | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Senegal | State/province: | Thiès |
| Coordinates: | 14.7° North, 17.1° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 8.7° North, 20.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Campanian - Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.5 - 65.5 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Unnamed stratigraphic unit |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | quartzose sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments: Invertebrates and plants were found previously from this locality, but no details are given in this reference | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92227 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-03 08:26:38 | Last modified: | 2009-11-03 10:27:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-03 08:26:38 |
Reference information
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