Where: Guangdong, China (25.1° N, 114.4° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 108.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pingling Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
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 68399: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.01.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Elongatoolithus elongatus, Elongatoolithus andrewsi, Macroolithus yaotunensis, Macroolithus rugustus
Elongatoolithus elongatus Young 1954 theropod
Elongatoolithus andrewsi Zhao 1975 theropod
Macroolithus yaotunensis Zhao 1975 theropod
Macroolithus rugustus Young 1965 theropod |