List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Tangvayosaurus hoffeti n. gen., n. sp.
Allain et al. 1999
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1 individual | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Laos | State/province: | Savannakhet |
| Coordinates: | 16.4° North, 105.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.4° North, 112.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Indosinias | Formation: | Grès supérieurs |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red siltstone |
| Secondary lithology: | red mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "red siltstones and mudstones" | |
| Environment: | "floodplain" |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | -single event |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | none |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Encrustation: | none |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 1990s |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tang Vay 2 | ||
| Database number: | 45091 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-10-05 13:41:22 | Last modified: | 2011-10-11 16:02:57 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-10-05 13:41:22 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11745. | ETE | R. Allain, P. Taquet, B. Battail, J. Dejax, P. Richir, M. Véran, F. Limon-Duparcmeur, R. Vacant, O. Mateus, P. Sayarath, B. Khenthavong and S. Phouyavong. 1999. Un nouveau genre de dinosaure sauropode de la formation des Grès supérieurs (Aptien-Albien) du Laos [A new genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Grès supérieurs Formation (Aptian-Albian) of Laos]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 329:609-616 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |