XIII-6-3, Dongchangtai, Xinbin County (Jurassic to of China)

Where: Liaoning, China (41.7° N, 125.2° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 128.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Houjiatun Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified mudstone

• Basins characterized by flexure and early rifting (Li et al., 2004).

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the NIGPAS

Primary reference: Y. C. Hong. 1980. New genus and species of Mesoblattinidae (Blattodea, Insecta) in China. Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Series VI 1(2):49-60 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 113482: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 31.07.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Blattaria - Caloblattinidae
Fusiblatta dongchangtaiensis n. sp.
Fusiblatta dongchangtaiensis n. sp. Hong 1980 cockroach
Ls1002 (sample XIII-6-3-294)
 Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae
Mesoblattina simplicis2
Mesoblattina simplicis2 Hong 1980 cockroach
Ls1005 (sample XIII-6-3-31)
 Coleoptera -
Xinbinia foveolata n. gen. n. sp.1
Xinbinia foveolata n. gen. n. sp.1 Hong 1983 beetle
Ls1001 (sample XIII-6-3-295)
1Hong 1983; 2Hong 1992