Huangsha Quarry: Maastrichtian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Oviraptoridae
Oviraptorosauria indet. Barsbold 1976
2 individuals
HYMV1-2, 1-5 (5 measurements)
    = Heyuannia huangi n. gen., n. sp. Lü 2003
Lü 2003
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guangdong
Coordinates: 24.2° North, 114.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.3° North, 109.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:125 meters
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
Stratigraphy
Formation:Dalangshan
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "?Maastrichtian"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial orientation:life position
Articulated whole bodies:all
Fragmentation:occasional
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:55192
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:K. Maguire, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-09-28 10:43:06 Last modified:2022-09-22 12:11:00
Access level:the public Released:2005-09-28 10:43:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

82671. J.-C. Lü, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Azuma, D. Huang, Z.-M. Dong and L.-C. Qiu. 2002. The pectoral girdle and the forelimb of a new oviraptorosaur. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3 (suppl.)):81A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

14652ETE J. Lü. 2003. A new oviraptorosaurid (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of southern China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(4):871-875 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]