Zhoujiagou, Yangcheng: Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Alvarezsauridae
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Xixianykus zhangi n. gen., n. sp.
Xu et al. 2010
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1 individual | |||||||||
| XMDFEC V0011 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Henan | County: | Xixia |
| Coordinates: | 33.3° North, 111.5° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.8° North, 103.9° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 89.80000 - 83.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Majiacun | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: dating of beds based on invertebrates | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Xixia | ||
| Database number: | 94887 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-03-31 12:10:21 | Last modified: | 2010-03-31 14:10:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-03-31 12:10:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 32350. | ETE | X. Xu, D.-Y. Wang, C. Sullivan, D. W. E. Hone, F.-L. Han, R.-H. Yan, and F.-M. Du. 2010. A basal parvicursorine (Theropoda: Alvarezsauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Zootaxa 2413:1-19 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |