List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Stegocephali
- Temnospondyli
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Regalerpeton weichangensis n. gen., n. sp.
Zhang et al. 2009
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salamander |
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Hebei | County: | Weichang |
| Coordinates: | 41.9° North, 117.6° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.5° North, 118.2° East | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Huajiying | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: from a single "fossil-bearing bed" in the formation, which is "equivalent to the Yixian Formation" which "has a well-accepted isotopic dating of 125 Ma" = Barremian to Aptian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | tuffaceous lithified siltstone |
| Lithology description: "tuffaceous siltstone" | |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | IVPP |
| Taxonomic list comments: no other vertebrates are present in the formation, but "bivalves and conchostracans" are | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Weichang County | ||
| Database number: | 92074 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-10-28 14:48:59 | Last modified: | 2009-10-28 16:48:59 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-10-28 14:48:59 |
Reference information
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