Shahe, Ganzhou: Maastrichtian, China
collected by Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum 2019
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Oviraptoridae
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Oviraptoridae indet.
Barsbold 1976
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Xing et al. 2022 | |||||||||
| YLSNHM01266 - embryo (preserved inside egg) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Elongatoolithidae
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Elongatoolithus elongatus
(Young 1954)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| YLSNHM00998, nest with 7 eggs | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Thalassinoides suevicus
(Rieth 1932)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| YLSNHM00998, burrows | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Jiangxi | County: | Gan |
| Coordinates: | 25.8° North, 115.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 25.8° North, 108.8° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | burrows,red sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum | Collection dates: | 2019 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Shahe Industrial Park | ||
| Database number: | 220036 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, P. Mannion | Enterer: | M. Carrano, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2021-04-30 12:40:50 | Last modified: | 2024-02-05 07:44:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-04-30 12:40:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 76731. | L. Xing, K. Niu, L. Zhang, T.-R. Yang, J. Zhang, W. S. Persons, A. Romilio, Y. Zhang, and H. Ran. 2020. Dinosaur eggs associated with crustacean trace fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of Jiangxi, China: evidence for foraging behavior?. Biosis: Biological Systems 1(2):54-59 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 82408 | L. Xing, K. Niu, D. K. Zelenitsky, T.-R. Yang, and S. L. Brusatte. 2022. An exquisitely preserved in-ovo theropod dinosaur embryo sheds light on avian-like prehatching postures. iScience 25(1):103516 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |