North Canyon area, (Bayan Mandahu) [SCDP surface collections]: Middle Campanian, China
collected by Sino-Canadian Dinosuar Project [SCDP] (IVPP & RTMP) 1988-1990
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Carusia intermedia
(Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985)
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| IVPP V10044-10049 (skulls) - from North Canyon and the Gate | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Polyglyphanodontidae
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Adamisaurus magnidentatus
Sulimski 1972
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| IVPP V10053-58 (skulls), V10059-69 (partial skulls) - from Bayan Tu, North Canyon, and the Gate | ||||||||||
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Sineoamphisbaena hexatabularis n. gen., n. sp.
Wu et al. 1993
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| IVPP V10593 (holotype), V10612 (paratype) -'in the North Canyon area, zone 3' | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Anchaurosaurus gilmorei n. gen., n. sp.
Gao and Hou 1995
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1 individual | |||||||||
| IVPP V10028 (holotype skeleton) - North Canyon | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Priscagamidae
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Mimeosaurus crassus
Gilmore 1943
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| IVPP 10031-10036 (skulls), 10037 (mandible) from Bayan Tu, North Canyon, and the Gate | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Nei Mongol |
| Coordinates: | 41.8° North, 106.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.6° North, 96.0° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Djadokhta |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | eolian indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ) | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | IVPP | ||
| Collectors: | Sino-Canadian Dinosuar Project [SCDP] (IVPP & RTMP) | Collection dates: | 1988-1990 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Bayan Manduhu, Sino-Canadian Dinosaur project | ||
| Database number: | 118300 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson | Enterer: | R. Benson |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-10-11 19:49:41 | Last modified: | 2018-01-11 15:42:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-10-11 19:49:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 37482. | K. -Q. Gao and L. -H. Hou. 1996. Systematics and taxonomic diversity of squamates from the Upper Cretaceous Djadochta Formation, Bayan Mandahu, Gobi Desert, People's Republic of China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33:578-598 [R. Benson/R. Benson/R. Benson] |
Secondary references:
| 37982 | X. -C. Wu, D. B. Brinkman, A. P. Russell, Z. Dong, P. J. Currie, L. Hou, and G. Cul. 1993. Oldest known amphisbaenian from the upper Cretaceous of Chinese Inner Mongolia. Nature 366:57-59 [R. Benson/R. Benson] |