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
Changisaurus microrhinus n. gen., n. sp. Young 1959
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]