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PV R 3556

Classification
Scientific name: Scleromochlus taylori Woodward, 1907
Author: Woodward, 1907
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Scleromochlidae
Genus: Scleromochlus
Species: taylori
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Reptilia; Archosauromorpha; Scleromochlidae
Location
Locality: Lossiemouth Shore and Quarries
State province: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland; Moray
Decimal latitude: 57.722075
Decimal longitude: -3.3010632
Verbatim latitude: 57 43 19.47 N
Verbatim longitude: 003 18 03.828 W
Identification
Identified by: Dr Arthur S. Woodward
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Scleromochlus taylori Woodward, 1907
Scleromochlus taylori Woodward, 1907
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV R 3556
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Reptiles
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:531505
Donor name: William Taylor
Catalogue description: Skeleton preserved as moulds in sandstone blocks, part and counterpart, each broken into two. Now with 7 latex casts.
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Mesozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Mesozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Triassic
Latest period/highest system: Triassic
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Late Triassic
Latest epoch/highest series: Late Triassic
Earliest age/lowest stage: Carnian
Latest age/highest stage: Carnian
Group: New Red Sandstone Supergroup
Formation: Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation
Chronostratigraphy: Triassic, Late Triassic, Carnian
Lithostratigraphy: New Red Sandstone Supergroup , Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation
Zoology
Barcode: 010024507
Record
Occurrence ID: e1b70fa8-07ca-49f4-aa8c-9fad4011c853
Modified: 2023-07-13T12:15:15+00:00
Created: 2009-09-04T13:29:40+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2009-09-04T13:29:40+00:00
Last updated 2023-07-13T12:15:15+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb