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Sajiaocheng: Aptian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Stegocephali - Temnospondyli
Liaoxitriton zhongjiani n. gen., n. sp. Dong and Wang 1998
see common names
Geography
Country:China State/province:Liaoning
Coordinates: 40.8° North, 120.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.1° North, 121.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:125.0 - 112.0 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Jiufotang
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "Early Cretaceous" (Aptian based on age of other Jiufotang collections)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black lithified "shale"
Lithology description: "slabs of gray-black shale"
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,adpression,soft parts
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:IVPP
Metadata
Also known as:Huludao City
Database number:92073
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:J. Alroy
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-10-28 14:28:17 Last modified:2009-10-28 16:28:17
Access level:the public Released:2009-10-28 14:28:17
Reference information
Primary reference:
30989 Z. Dong and Y. Wang. 1998. A new urodele (Liaoxitriton zhongjiani gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 36(4):159-172 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]