Where: Guangdong, China (25.1° N, 114.4° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 108.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Yuanpu Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica, replaced with phosphate
Collection methods: chemical, peel or thin section,
Primary reference: Z. Zhao, J. Ye, H. Li, Z. Zhao, and Z. Yan. 1991. Extinction of the dinosaurs across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Nanxiong Basin, Guangdong Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 29(1):1-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 68398: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.01.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Reptilia | |
Elongatoolithus andrewsi, Elongatoolithus elongatus, Nanhsiungoolithus chuetienensis, Macroolithus yaotunensis, Macroolithus rugustus
Elongatoolithus andrewsi Zhao 1975 theropod
Elongatoolithus elongatus Young 1954 theropod
Nanhsiungoolithus chuetienensis Zhao 1975 theropod
Macroolithus yaotunensis Zhao 1975 theropod
Macroolithus rugustus Young 1965 theropod | |
Shixingoolithus erbeni Zhao et al. 1991 dinosaur |