Where: Heilongjiang, China (45.3° N, 131.0° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 128.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Chengzihe Formation (Jixi Group), Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments
•mainly non-marine in origin; while its lower part consists of paralic deposits
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. B. Brinkman, J.-L. Li, and X.-K. Ye. 2008. Order Testudines. In J. Li, X. Wu, F. Zhange (eds.), The Chinese Fossil Reptiles and Their Kin 35-102 [D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 178737: authorized by David Nicholson, entered by David Nicholson on 13.05.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Manchurochelys donhai n. sp." = Ordosemys donhai
"Manchurochelys donhai n. sp." = Ordosemys donhai Ma 1986 turtle A well preserved carapace in the Jilin Museum
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