Shiziling Tiefo, Zizhong: Aalenian - Bajocian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Cetiosauridae
Cetiosaurinae indet. (Lydekker 1888)
original and current combination Cetiosauridae
"some prosauropod characters"
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Sichuan County:Zizhong
Coordinates: 29.8° North, 104.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.9° North, 110.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:362 meters
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Middle Jurassic
Key time interval:Aalenian - Bajocian
Age range of interval:174.10000 - 168.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ziliujing Member:Maanshan
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: The Ziliujing is divided into (in ascending order) Zhenzhuchong, Dongyuemiao, Ma’anshan, and Da’anzhai members. A Toarcian age for the Dongyuemiao Member and an early Middle Jurassic age for the overlying parts of the formation is supported on the basis of macroplants (e.g. Meng et al. 2003. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 42: 525-536)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Degree of concentration:dispersed
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:IVPP
Metadata
Database number:60056
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-04-28 06:07:25 Last modified:2013-03-29 15:16:12
Access level:the public Released:2006-04-28 06:07:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17258.ETE Z. Dong, S. Zhou, and H. Zhang. 1983. [Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan]. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C, Whole Number 162(23):1-136 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]