Kangdailiang Quarry, Zhaojiagou: Cenomanian - Campanian, China
collected by Pang & Cheng 1983, 1989, 1991–1994
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Hadrosauridae
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cf. Shantungosaurus sp.
Hu 1973
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Reptilia
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Datonglong tianzhenensis n. gen., n. sp.
Xu et al. 2016
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Xu et al. 2016 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| SXMG V 00005 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Ankylosauridae
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Ankylosauridae indet.
Brown 1908
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| "nov. gen. nov. sp."; HBV-10001, 10002, 10003 | ||||||||||
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= Tianzhenosaurus youngi n. gen., n. sp.
Pang and Cheng 1998
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Pang and Cheng 1998 | |||||||||
| synonym of Saichania chulsanensis | ||||||||||
| HBV-10001 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Nodosauridae
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Nodosauridae indet.
Marsh 1890
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
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Megalosauridae indet.
(Fitzinger 1843)
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= Theropoda indet.
Marsh 1881
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Carrano 2025 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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1 individual | |||||||||
| "nov. gen. nov. sp."; HBV-20001 - holotype (a single, partially articulated individual comprising two teeth, four cervical vertebrae, six partial dorsal vertebrae, a sacrum composed of six vertebrae, 30 caudal vertebrae, four dorsal ribs, 13 chevrons, left and right scapulae, left and right coracoids, left radius, right ilium, left and right pubes, left and right ischia, left and right femora, left and right tibiae, left and right fibulae) | ||||||||||
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= Huabeisaurus allocotus n. gen., n. sp.
Pang and Cheng 2000
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Pang and Cheng 2000 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Shanxi | County: | Tianzhen |
| Coordinates: | 40.2° North, 114.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.2° North, 104.6° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 1126 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Cenomanian - Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | silty mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Silty mudstone | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection | ||
| Collection size: | 2300 specimens | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Pang & Cheng | Collection dates: | 1983, 1989, 1991–1994 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tianzhen; Houyu, KDLQ | ||
| Database number: | 45408 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-10-21 07:21:32 | Last modified: | 2024-03-11 15:47:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-10-21 07:21:32 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11821. | ETE | Q. Pang, Z. Cheng, J. Yang, M. Xie, C. Zhu and J. Luo. 1996. The preliminary report on Late Cretaceous dinosaur fauna expeditions in Tianzhen, Shanxi. Journal of Hebei College of Geology 19(3-4):227-235 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 64040 | V. M. Arbour and P. J. Currie. 2016. Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14(5):385-444 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd/M. Carrano] | |
| 86530 | G. Botfalvai, E. Prondvai, and A. 2021. Living alone or moving in herds? A holistic approach highlights complexity in the social lifestyle of Cretaceous ankylosaurs. Cretaceous Research 118:104633 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 14199 | ETE | M. T. Carrano. 2025. Taxonomic opinions on the Dinosauria. [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 47872 | M. D. D'Emic, P. D. Mannion, P. Upchurch, R. B. J. Benson, Q. Pang and Z. Cheng. 2013. Osteology of Huabeisaurus allocotus (Sauropoda: Titanosauriformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of China. PLoS One 8(8):e69375 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
| 13827 | ETE | Q. Pang and Z. Cheng. 1998. A new ankylosaur of Late Cretaceous from Tianzhen, Shanxi. Progress in Natural Science 8(3):326-334 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 16768 | ETE | Q. Pang and Z. Cheng. 2000. A new family of sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Tianzhen, Shanxi province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(2):117-125 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 73450 | X.-C. Wu, J.-R. Shi, L.-Y. Dong, T. D. Carr, and J. Yi. 2020. A new tyrannosauroid from the Upper Cretaceous of Shanxi, China. Cretaceous Research 108:104357:1-13 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Carrano] | |
| 58690 | S.-C. Xu, H.-L. You, J.-W. Wang, S.-Z. Wang, J. Yi and L. Jia. 2016. A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Tianzhen, Shanxi Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 54(1):67-78 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |