Chihmushan, Chingning Hsien (Changisaurus microrhinus type locality): Late/Upper Jurassic, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Thalassemydidae
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Changisaurus microrhinus n. gen., n. sp.
Young 1959
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | China | State/province: | Chekiang |
Coordinates: | 27.2° North, 111.3° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 27.5° North, 115.8° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Jurassic | ||
Age range of interval: | 163.50000 - 145.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Chienteh |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "shale" |
Lithology description: natural mold in shale | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | cast |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 195405 | ||
Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
Created: | 2018-08-07 14:46:19 | Last modified: | 2018-08-07 14:46:19 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-08-07 14:46:19 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
66517. | C.-C. Young. 1959. On a new Lacertilia from Chingning, Chekiang, China. Science Record 3(10):520-523 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |