Where: Liaoning, China (42.9° N, 124.2° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 121.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Quantou Formation, Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• "early-middle Late Cretaceous"
•Li et al. 2012 detrital zircon dates obtained 103Ma as the youngest depositional age
•upper part of second member of formation
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: K. Carpenter and K. Alf. 1994. Global distribution of dinosaur eggs, nests, and babies. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 13-30 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 153394: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 13.12.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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