Dalianraptor type locality (Cretaceous of China)

Also known as Chaoyang Basin, western Liaoning

Where: Liaoning, China (41.6° N, 120.5° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 120.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Jiufotang Formation (Jehol Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone and mudstone

• The Jiufotang Formation mainly comprises lacustrine

•sandstones, shales, mudstones, and tuffs interbedded within

•the sediments.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-L. Gao and J.-Y. Liu. 2005. A new avian taxon from Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning. Global Geology 24(4):313-316 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 131831: authorized by Graeme Lloyd, entered by Graeme Lloyd on 30.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Theropoda -
Dalianraptor cuhe n. gen. n. sp.
Dalianraptor cuhe n. gen. n. sp. Gao and Liu 2005 avialan
D2139