Also known as 莒县杭头
Where: China (35.5° N, 118.9° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 118.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• 5000~4500 BP
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: X. Zhang, L. Yong, X. Wu, Y. Song, F. Luan, X. Xue, and Z. Jin. 2021. Multi-isotope analysis on the Yangtze Alligator osteoderm unearthed from Yellow River Valley during the Longshan Period. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 40(1):75-86 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 224124: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Grace Varnham on 19.01.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879 Chinese alligator |