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Glen Canyon - Moenave, USA

GroupGlen Canyon
FormationMoenave
Member(s)Dinosaur Canyon
Whitmore Point
Age:209 - 199 Ma
Mesozoic
IntervalRhaetian - Hettangian
Number of Collections2
Number of Occurrences3

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Cameron tracksiteCoconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
79/2A Protosuchus localityCoconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
MNA 854-1Coconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Tracksite Washington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
Park Wash 1 tracksiteKane County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave
Kolob Canyon District tracksiteWashington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
Parunuweap Canyon tracksite [Whitmore Point Mbr]Washington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
Trail Canyon tracksiteWashington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Tracksite Washington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
Stewart-Walker TracksitesWashington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
Mall Drive tracksitesWashington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point
Walt's Quarry 1 & 2Washington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
Moenkopi Wash 4 tracksiteCoconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
Moenave Road TracksiteCoconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave
Protosuchus holotypeCoconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
UCMP V84240Coconino County, Arizona, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
Kanab Creek tracksiteKane County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon
Observation Point tracksiteWashington County, Utah, USAGlen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Moenkopi247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
siltstone, "limestone"17
Glen Canyon - Kayenta - Silty Facies199 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
siltstone/sandstone, sandstone, siltstone, "shale"/siltstone, siltstone/"shale"38
Glen Canyon - Kayenta - Springdale201 - 197 Ma
Early Jurassic
shale/sandstone, sandstone/mudstone, sandstone11
Glen Canyon - Moenave - Dinosaur Canyon201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
sandstone, siltstone/sandstone24
Glen Canyon - Moenave - Whitmore Point201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
sandstone/mudstone, dolomite, sandstone48
Glen Canyon - Navajo Sandstone183 - 174 Ma
Jurassic
sandstone/"shale", "limestone", sandstone, sandstone/"limestone"73

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom
1Plantae208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Bifurculapes sp.
genus
6Bifurculapes208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Diplichnites sp.
genus
6Diplichnites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Helminthoidichnites sp.
genus
6Helminthoidichnites208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Kouphichnium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Kouphichnium208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Palaeophycus sp.
genus
6Palaeophycus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Protovirgularia sp.
genus
6Protovirgularia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Scoyenia sp.
genus
6Scoyenia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Skolithos sp.
genus
6Skolithos201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pagiophyllum sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Insecta
class
3Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Coleoptera
order
4Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Conchostraca
unranked clade
99Animalia : Arthropoda : Conchostraca201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Semionotidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Semionotus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Semionotus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Actinopterygii
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lissodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lissodus johnsonorum
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus : Lissodus johnsonorum208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Coelacanthimorpha
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Anomoepodidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Anomoepodidae201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Anomoepus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Moyenisauropodidae : Anomoepus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Characichnos sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Characichnos208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Batrachopus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Batrachopodidae : Batrachopus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sauroidichnites deweyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Batrachopodidae : Batrachopus : Sauroidichnites deweyi208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Crocodylomorpha
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodylomorpha208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dinosauria
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lepidosauromorpha
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Lepidosauromorpha208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Protosuchus richardsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Protosuchidae : Protosuchus : Protosuchus richardsoni201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Coelophysis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelophysidae : Coelophysis208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Eubrontes cursorius
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes cursorius208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Eubrontes giganteus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes giganteus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Grallator (Eubrontes) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes)208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dilophosauripus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Grallatoridae : Dilophosauripus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Kayentapus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Kayentapus208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Syntarsus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Syntarsus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Theropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda208.5 - 199.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gastropoda
class
3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic

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