Heimaogou, Zhaoying Village: Cenomanian - Turonian, China
collected by F. Zhang 1992–1993, 2015
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Caenagnathidae
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Beibeilong sinensis n. gen., n. sp.
Pu et al. 2017
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1 specimen | |||||||||
HGM 41HIII1219 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Elongatoolithidae
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Macroelongatoolithus sp.
Li et al. 1995
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Simon et al. 2019 | 1 individual | ||||||||
HGM 41HIII1219 (nest of 6–8 eggs) | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | China | State/province: | Henan | County: | Xixia |
Coordinates: | 33.3° North, 111.7° East (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 35.3° North, 105.4° East | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Key time interval: | Cenomanian - Turonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Gaogou |
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Spatial orientation: | life position |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Associated major elements: | some |
Fragmentation: | occasional |
Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Collectors: | F. Zhang | Collection dates: | 1992–1993, 2015 |
Collection method comments: "it was collected by Mr Zhang Fengchen in the Xixia Basin in western Henan between December 1992 and early 1993" |
Metadata
Also known as: | Yangcheng Township, Beibeilong-type locality | ||
Database number: | 194657 | ||
Authorizer: | G. Lloyd, M. Carrano | Enterer: | G. Lloyd, M. Carrano |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2018-06-25 03:23:59 | Last modified: | 2021-05-04 19:48:38 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-25 03:23:59 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
66144. | H. Pu, D. K. Zelenitsky, J., P. J. Currie, K. Carpenter, L. Xu, E. B. Koppelhus, S. Jia, L. Xiao, H. Chuang, T. Li, M. Kundrát, and C. Shen. 2017. Perinate and eggs of a giant caenagnathid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of central China. Nature Communications 8:14952:1-9 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
70244 | D. J. Simon, D. J. Varricchio, Z. Jin and S. F. Robison. 2019. Microstructural overlap of Macroelongatoolithus eggs from Asia and North America expands the occurrence of colossal oviraptorosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(6):e1553046:1-16 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |