General
General
Object Auto ID
57431
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_80296
Common Name
cf. Aetosaur
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
A single block of red-brown Elliot Formation fine-grained sandstone matrix containing a partially articulated skeleton of a likely crocodylomorph identified as a possible aetosaur when first collected.
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.
Description
Description
Material Types
Colours
Distinguishing Features
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.
Dimension Comments
The block has a maximum dimension of 24cm, a maximum width of 20cm, and a thickness of approximately 5cm.
History
History
Object Age
2023
Object Age Comment
Almost certainly from the Sinemurian upper Elliot Formation.
Geological Period
Collector Comment
Collected during the 1961 British South African palaeontology expeditions.
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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
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Site Association
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