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
Beibeilong sinensis n. gen., n. sp. Pu et al. 2017
1 specimen
HGM 41HIII1219
Reptilia - Elongatoolithidae
Macroelongatoolithus sp. Li et al. 1995
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]