Also known as Wucaiwan

Where: Xinjiang, China (45.2° N, 88.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 48.8° N, 96.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Shishugou Formation), Callovian (165.3 - 161.5 Ma)

• "Lower part of the Shishugou Formation... late Middle Jurassic (Bathonian-Callovian)", now considered Callovian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by C. Sloan in 2001; reposited in the IVPP

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

• Clark's website indicates that no other taxa were collected at this time in this exact spot

Primary reference: J. M. Clark, X. Xu, C. A. Forster and Y. Wang. 2004. A Middle Jurassic 'sphenosuchian' from China and the origin of the crocodylian skull. Nature 430:1021-1024 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92677: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 23.11.2009

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