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Dinosaur Hollow, Petrified Forest National Park, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.0875,-109.794 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arizona, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Petrified Forest National Park, Apache County, Arizona, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Dinosaur Hollow W, PFV 23 | Long R. A., Murry P. A. (1995) | Chinle - Petrified Forest | "Upper Petrified Forest Formation"; now known as the Petrified Forest Member (Woody 2003) or the Painted Desert Member of the Petrified Forest Formation (Heckert & Lucas 2002). | not reported | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Dinosaur Hollow, PFV 20 | Long R. A., Murry P. A. (1995) | Chinle - Petrified Forest | "Upper Petrified Forest Formation"; now known as the Petrified Forest Member (Woody 2003) or the Painted Desert Member of the Petrified Forest Formation (Heckert & Lucas 2002). 1.5 to 3.1 metres above Painted Desert Sandstone 2; 34 m below Black Forest Tuff | sandstone | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arganodus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Arganodus | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Apachesaurus gregorii species | Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Metoposauridae : Apachesaurus : Apachesaurus gregorii | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Reptilia class | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Mystriosuchini unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Parasuchidae : Mystriosuchini | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Shuvosaurus inexpectatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shuvosauridae : Shuvosaurus : Shuvosaurus inexpectatus | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Typothorax coccinarum species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stagonolepididae : Typothorax : Typothorax coccinarum | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Chindesaurus bryansmalli species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Herrerasauridae : Chindesaurus : Chindesaurus bryansmalli | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Long R. A., Murry P. A. (1995) Late Triassic (Carnian and Norian) tetrapods from the southwestern United States, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 4, 1-254 |
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!