Liufugou, Liudan: Aptian - Albian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Ankylosauridae
Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis n. gen., n. sp. Xu et al. 2007
1 individual
synonym of Gobisaurus domoculus
41HIII-0002 (3 measurements)
Reptilia
Huanghetitan ruyangensis n. sp. Lü et al. 2007
Lü et al. 2007 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Somphospondyli
41HIII-0001
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Henan County:Ruyang
Coordinates: 34.1° North, 112.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.1° North, 112.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Key time interval:Aptian - Albian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Haoling
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "early Late Cretaceous"; "upper series"

Originally assigned to the Mangchuan Formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Degree of concentration:dispersed
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Associated major elements:all
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Liu Dianxiang, Luoyang
Database number:79687
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-03-18 06:15:57 Last modified:2021-05-03 12:22:51
Access level:the public Released:2008-03-18 06:15:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26778.ETE L. Xu, J. Lü, X. Zhang, S. Jia, W. Hu, J. Zhang, Y. Wu and Q. Ji. 2007. [A new nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province]. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(4):433-438 [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]
38004 X. Jiang, Y. Liu, S. Ji, X. Zhang, L. Xu, S. Jia, J., C. Yuan, and M. Li. 2011. Dinosaur-bearing strata and K/T boundary in the Luanchuan-Tantou Basin of western Henan Province, China. Science China: Earth Sciences 54(8):1149-1155 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
28190ETE J. Lü, L. Xu, X. Zhang, W. Hu, Y. Wu, S. Jia, and Q. Ji. 2007. A new gigantic sauropod dinosaur with the deepest known body cavity from the Cretaceous of Asia. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(2):167-176 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]