Machiahukou, Haishiwan (IVPP Loc. 5672) (Jurassic of China)

Where: Gansu, China (36.3° N, 102.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 105.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Xiangtang Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 145.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red siliciclastic sediments

• "red clastic and variegated deposits"

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Mi & Liu in 1948

Primary reference: C.-C. Young. 1958. New sauropods from China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2(1):1-28 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 49792: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 26.04.2005, edited by Kaitlin Maguire

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda -
 Ornithischia -
Stegosauria indet. ornithischian
 Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae
Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis Chao 1965 mamenchisaurid
IVPP V946, V948
 Loricata - Goniopholididae
Sunosuchus miaoi Young 1948 crocodilian