BP-1-7527 | SAHRIS

General

Object Auto ID

57424

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_80289

Common Name

Protosuchus sp

Classified Name

Articulated fossil skeleton

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

A partial skull and skeleton of an early crocodylomorph, possibly protosuchus, preserved in a block of fine-grained red mudstone from the Rooidraai egg site, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State, South Africa.

Provenance

Specimen is from the red mudstones at Rooidraai road-cutting in uppermost Elliot Formation.

Owner

Evolutionary Studies Institute

Description

Material Types

Fossil bone

Colours

red matrix white fossil

Distinguishing Features

Clear jaw and osteoderms are visible on the surface of the block of mudstone

Measurement Type	Unit	Value
Length	cm	20.00	View

Dimension Comments

The total area of the fossil in the block is 20cm x 15cm x 8cm.

History

Object Age

2023

Object Age Comment

Upper Elliot Formation just below Clarens contact

Geological Period

Early Jurassic

Collector

Jonah Nathaniel Choiniere

Collector Comment

Removed from the road at Rooidraai - fossil had fallen off of cliff during heavy erosion due to rain.

Date Retrieved	Reference Types	Citation

Site Association

Grid Reference

Rooidraai

Stratigraphic Unit

upper Elliot Formation

x	y	z
-28.51	28.62		View

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