Also known as Toudaoyingzi, Jinzhou
Where: Liaoning, China (40.6° N, 119.6° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 119.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Jiufotang Formation (Jehol Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone and mudstone
•sandstones, shales, mudstones, and tuffs interbedded within
•the sediments.
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying,
• PMOL, Liaoning Paleontological Museum
Primary reference: L. Li, J.-q. Wang, and S.-l. Hou. 2010. [A new species of Confuciusornis from Lower Cretaceous of Jianchung, Liaoning, China]. Global Geology 29(2):183-187 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 98449: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 06.10.2010, edited by Roger Benson
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
"Confuciusornis jianchangensis n. sp." = Confuciusornis sanctus
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Reptilia | |
Shengjingornis yangi n. gen. n. sp.
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