Junggarsuchus type locality: Callovian, China
collected by C. Sloan 2001
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Junggarsuchus sloani n. gen., n. sp.
Clark et al. 2004
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Xinjiang |
| Coordinates: | 45.2° North, 88.9° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.7° North, 91.6° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Middle Jurassic |
| Stage: | Callovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Callovian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 165.30000 - 161.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | IVPP | ||
| Collectors: | C. Sloan | Collection dates: | 2001 |
| Collection method comments: Clark's website indicates that no other taxa were collected at this time in this exact spot | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Wucaiwan | ||
| Database number: | 92677 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-23 19:39:44 | Last modified: | 2021-03-26 12:39:38 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-23 19:39:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31233. | J. M. Clark, X. Xu, C. A. Forster and Y. Wang. 2004. A Middle Jurassic 'sphenosuchian' from China and the origin of the crocodylian skull. Nature 430:1021-1024 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |