Songgou, Zhangying (Cretaceous to of China)

Where: Henan, China (33.4° N, 111.7° E: paleocoordinates 31.6° N, 103.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Majiacun Formation, Coniacian to Coniacian (89.8 - 72.1 Ma)

• lowr-middle part of formation (Coniacian-Santonian??)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red siliciclastic sediments

• based on observations of photographs in published paper

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Lü, L. Xu, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Jia, and Q. Ji. 2010. A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(3):381-388 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 101070: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 16.12.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Theropoda - Troodontidae
Xixiasaurus henanensis n. gen. n. sp.
Xixiasaurus henanensis n. gen. n. sp. Lü et al. 2010 maniraptoran
HGM 41III-0201