Xiao-tai-zi, La-ma-dong, Jianchang: Aptian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Jinguofortisidae
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Cratonavis zhui n. gen., n. sp.
Li et al. 2023
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Li et al. 2023 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus n. gen., n. sp.
Li et al. 2021
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Li et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Holotype: V13266 is a nearly complete skeleton preserved on a single slab (missing part of the humerus and the pelvic elements), with associated traces of preserved integument around the body | ||||||||||
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Fortunguavis xiaotaizicus n. gen., n. sp.
Wang et al. 2014
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Wang et al. 2014 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| A nearly complete and articulated skeleton with feathers preserved on a slab, IVPP V18631 | ||||||||||
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Piscivoravis lii n. gen., n. sp.
Zhou et al. 2013
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Zhou et al. 2013 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IVPP V17078 | ||||||||||
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Forfexopterus jeholensis n. gen., n. sp.
Jiang et al. 2016
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Jiang et al. 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| HM V20 | ||||||||||
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Yabeinosaurus tenuis
Endo and Shikama 1942
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Evans and Wang 2012 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| IVPP V 16361 and 16362 (two complete skeletons) | ||||||||||
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= Yabeinosaurus robustus
Dong et al. 2017
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Dong et al. 2017 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Sinemydidae
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Liaochelys jianchangensis n. gen., n. sp.
Zhou 2010
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Li et al. 2015 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| PMOL-AR00160 - holotype (nearly complete skeleton); referred specimen: PMOL-AR00140 (disarticulated skeleton) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Perochelys lamadongensis n. gen., n. sp.
Li et al. 2015
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Li et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IVPP V 18048 - holotype (a nearly complete skeleton) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Eutriconodonta
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Liaoconodon hui n. gen., n. sp.
Meng et al. 2011
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| IVPP V16051, a skeleton preserved on one slab of laminated siltstone | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Leptolepidiformes
- Leptolepididae
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Lycoptera indet.
Müller 1847
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Evans and Wang 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| IVPP V17078, near-complete sub-adult skeleton | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Liaoning | County: | Jianchang |
| Coordinates: | 40.7° North, 119.7° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.8° North, 120.0° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | planar lamination siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: a skeleton preserved on one slab of laminated siltstone | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Lagerst�tten type: | conservation |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Fragmentation: | none |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | IVPP |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Xiaotaizi, Lamadong, Xidian, Lamatong | ||
| Database number: | 129475 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson, P. Mannion, M. Carrano, G. Slater, E. Dunne | Enterer: | R. Benson, G. Slater, M. Carrano, E. Dunne, J. Tennant |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-06-23 20:20:18 | Last modified: | 2019-04-09 12:23:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-06-23 20:20:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 42121. | J. Meng, Y. Wang, and C. Li. 2011. Transitional mammalian middle ear from a new Cretaceous Jehol eutriconodont. Nature 472:181-185 [R. Benson/R. Benson] |
Secondary references:
| 61334 | L. Dong, Y. Wang, and S. E. Evans. 2017. A new lizard (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China, with a taxonomic revision of Yabeinosaurus. Cretaceous Research [P. Barrett/T. Cleary] | |
| 44001 | S. E. Evans and Y. Wang. 2012. New material of the Early Cretaceous lizard Yabeinosaurus from China. Cretaceous Research 34:48-60 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
| 68539 | S. Jiang, X. Cheng, Y. Ma and X. Wang. 2016. A new archaeopterodactyloid pterosaur from the Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China, with a comparison of sterna in Pterodactylomorpha. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6):e1212058:1-12 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 54597 | L. Li, W. G. Joyce, and J. Liu. 2015. The first soft-shelled turtle from the Jehol Biota of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(2):e909450 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 85135 | Z. Li, M. Wang, T. A. Stidham, Z. Zhou, and J. Clarke. 2021. Novel evolution of a hyper-elongated tongue in a Cretaceous enantiornithine from China and the evolution of the hyolingual apparatus and feeding in birds. Journal of Anatomy 2022(240):627-638 [E. Dunne/E. Dunne] | |
| 87490 | Z. Li, M. Wang, T. AStidham and Z. Zhou. 2023. Decoupling the skull and skeleton in a Cretaceous bird with unique appendicular morphologies. Nature Ecology and Evolution 7:20-31 [G. Slater/G. Slater] | |
| 51094 | M. Wang, J. K. O'Connor, and Z. Zhou. 2014. A new robust enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China with scansorial adaptations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):657-671 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
| 48108 | S. Zhou, Z. Zhou, and J. O'Connor. 2013. A new piscivorous ornithuromorph from the Jehol Biota. Historical Biology [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] |