Where: Liaoning, China (40.8° N, 119.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 121.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Yixian Formation (Jehol Group), Late/Upper Barremian to Late/Upper Barremian (130.0 - 122.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Collection methods: quarrying,
Primary reference: X. Xu, X. Zheng, and H. You. 2009. A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(3):832-834 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 87417: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 17.03.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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