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SAMPK-K410

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Articulated fossil skeleton

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Fossil bone

Colours: 

  • brown and red

DistinguishingFeatures: 

An irregularly shaped block of fine grained sandstone of a reddish brown color with a curled skeleton of a small vertebrate exposed along surface. The skeleton bears multiple visible osteoderms and has a well-prepared foot and ankle region.

TypeValueUnit
24.00

DimensionComment: 

The block has a maximum dimension of 24cm, a maximum width of 20cm, and a thickness of approximately 5cm.
History

ObjectAge: 

1 year 4 months ago

AgeComment: 

Almost certainly from the Sinemurian upper Elliot Formation.

GeologicalPeriod: 

  • Early Jurassic

CollectorComment: 

Collected during the 1961 British South African palaeontology expeditions.

Provenance: 

From British SA site 27, Kromme Spruit 9, but also lists Majuba's Nek. this area has abundant Elliot Formation outcrop. Note that the matrix suggests strongly that the specimen is from the upper Elliot Formation.

ReferenceList: 

CitationReferenceTypeDate Retrieved
K. N. Dollman, P. A. Viglietti & J. N. Choiniere (2019) A new specimen of Orthosuchus stormbergi (Nash 1968) and a review of the distribution of Southern African Lower Jurassic crocodylomorphs, Historical Biology, 31:5, 653-664, DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2017.1387110
Sunday, September 3, 2023
 
 

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