Lingyuan (general): Aptian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Juehuaornis zhangi n. gen., n. sp.
Wang et al. 2015
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Wang et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| SJG 00001, skeleton | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pengornithidae
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Parapengornis eurycaudatus n. gen., n. sp.
Hu et al. 2015
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| IVPP V18687 (Fig 1), a nearly complete and articulated individual preserved in a single slab, missing only the distal portion of the sternum and some parts of the left hand and right foot, with impressions of the remiges and rectrices | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Jeholornithiformes
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Kompsornis longicaudus n. gen., n. sp.
Wang et al. 2020
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Wang et al. 2020 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| AGB-6997 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Liaoning | County: | Chaoyang |
| Coordinates: | 41.2° North, 119.4° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.4° North, 119.5° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | IVPP |
| Collection method comments: collected and prepared without any artificial modifications by Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences for its museum collection | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 169930 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, G. Lloyd | Enterer: | J. Tennant, G. Lloyd |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2015-06-04 05:04:55 | Last modified: | 2018-02-14 11:08:01 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-06-04 05:04:55 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 55440. | H. Hu, J. K. O'Connor, and Z. Zhou. 2015. A new species of Pengornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous of China suggests a specialized scansorial habitat previously unknown in early birds. Plos One 10(6):e0126791 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] |
Secondary references:
| 50811 | R.-F. Wang, Y. Wang, and D. Y. Hu. 2015. Discovery of a new ornithuromorph genus, Juehuaornis gen. nov. from Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 34(1):7-11 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/J. Tennant] | |
| 73836 | X. Wang, J.-D. Huang, M. Kundrát, A. Cau, X.-Y. Liu, Y. Wang, and S.-B. Jua. 2020. A new jeholornithiform exhibits the earliest appearance of the fused sternum and pelvis in the evolution of avialan dinosaurs. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 199:104401 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] |