Beishan Quarry, Boluochi: Aptian, China
collected by Z. Zhou 1990
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Cathayornithiformes
- Cathayornithidae
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Longchengornis sanyanensis n. gen., n. sp.
Hou 1997
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Hou 1997 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| IVPP 10530 (holotype) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Cathayornis caudatus n. sp.
Hou 1997
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Hou 1997 | 3 individuals | ||||||||
| recombined as Houornis caudatus | ||||||||||
| IVPP V10917(holotype), V10533, V10904 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Longipterygidae
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Boluochia zhengi n. gen., n. sp.
Zhou 1995
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Zhou 1995 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| IVPP V9770 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Cathayornis yandica n. gen., n. sp.
Zhou et al. 1992
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30 specimens | |||||||||
| Hou (1997) states over 30 avian specimens from Boluochi, most of which belong to Cathayornis (pp. 2 and 68 of translation) | ||||||||||
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Largirostrornis sexdentornis n. gen., n. sp.
Hou 1997
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Hou 1997 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| synonym of Cathayornis yandica | ||||||||||
| IVPP 10531 (holotype) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Hongshanornithidae
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Songlingornis linghensis n. gen., n. sp.
Hou 1997
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Hou 1997 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| IVPP V10913 (holotype) (partial postcranial skeleton) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Chaoyangia beishanensis n. gen., n. sp.
Hou and Zhang 1993
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Hou and Zhang 1993 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| IVPP V9934 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Liaoning | County: | Chaoyang |
| Coordinates: | 41.4° North, 120.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.6° North, 120.1° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,blue mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "bluish-grey mudstone" | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,mold/impression,adpression |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all macrofossils | ||
| Collection methods: | salvage,selective quarrying,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | IVPP | ||
| Collectors: | Z. Zhou | Collection dates: | September 1990 |
| Collection method comments: Chaoyangia specimen from spoils pile of quarry | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:Fish, invertebrates and plants reported by not described by Hou (1997) | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Chaoyang | ||
| Database number: | 79517 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, R. Benson | Enterer: | M. Carrano, R. Benson |
| Modifier: | J. Tennant | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-11 11:33:47 | Last modified: | 2015-01-20 06:55:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-11 11:33:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 38272. | Z.-h. Zhou, F. Jin, and J.-y. Zhang. 1992. [Preliminary report on a Mesozoic bird from Liaoning, China]. Kexue Tongbao 1992(5):435-437 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 41010 | L. Hou and J. Zhang. 1993. [A new fossil bird from Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(3):217-224 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 37441 | L. H. Hou. 1997. Mesozoic Birds of China [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Uhen] | |
| 54093 | M. Wang and D. Liu. 2015. Taxonomical reappraisal of Cathayornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
| 30728 | ETE | L. Zhang, Y. Yang, L. Zhang, S. Guo, W. Wang and S. Zheng. 2007. Precious fossil-bearing beds of the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(3):357-364 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 26678 | ETE | Z. Zhou. 1995. Discovery of a new enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 33(2):99-113 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 38273 | Z.-h. Zhou, F. Jin, and J.-y. Zhang. 1992. Preliminary report on a Mesozoic bird from Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 37(16):1365-1368 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |