Where: Sichuan, China (30.2° N, 105.3° E: paleocoordinates 28.7° N, 109.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Penglaizhen Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 145.0 Ma)
• lowest part of formation
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1987
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: X. He, S. Yang, K. Cai, K. Li, and Z. Liu. 1996. [A new species of sauropod, Mamenchisaurus anyuensis sp. nov.]. Papers on Geosciences Contributed to the 30th International Geological Congress 83-86 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58976: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 02.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mamenchisaurus anyuensis n. sp.
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