Also known as Sino-Swedish Expedition, Chiayu, Ta-ts'ao-t'an, Jiayuguan

Where: Gansu, China (39.8° N, 98.3° E: paleocoordinates 36.3° N, 88.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Minhe Formation, Campanian to Campanian (83.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• origially listed as Campanian-Maastrichtian Minhe Fm.; = Xinminpu Group?

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; blue claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by B. Bohlin in 1930

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: B. Bohlin. 1945. History of the expedition in Asia 1927–1935. Part IV. General reports of travels and fieldwork. Palaeontological and geological researches in Mongolia and Kansu 1929-1933. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-Western Provinces of China Under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 26:255-325 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50727: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.05.2005

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