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Travesser, Union County, New Mexico, USA
| Formation | Travesser |
|---|---|
| Age: | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Interval | Norian |
| Lithology | shale, conglomerate |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Sloan Canyon | Union County, New Mexico, USA | Travesser |
| UNM 1068 | Union County, New Mexico, USA | Travesser |
| UNM 1069 | Union County, New Mexico, USA | Travesser |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle - Sheep Pen Sandstone | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | sandstone | 10 |
| Chinle - Sloan Canyon | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone, conglomerate, sandstone/claystone | 32 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Metoposauridaefamily | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Metoposauridae | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
 Mystriosuchinaesubfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Parasuchidae : Mystriosuchinae | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Redondasaurus gregorii species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Phytosauridae : Machaeroprosopus : Redondasaurus gregorii | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Rutiodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Phytosauridae : Rutiodon | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
