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Emei tracksite, Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.6036,103.443 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Sichuan, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Emei tracksite, Xingfu cliff, Chuanzhu | Matsukawa M., Lockley M. G., et al (2006) | Chiating - Jiaguan | age of formation has also been interpreted as Aptian-Albian based on ichnofossils!; also assigned to the Daergun Fm. | mudstone | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Koreanornis sinensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Koreanaornipodidae : Koreanornis : Koreanornis sinensis | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeopodidae : Velociraptorichnus : Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Grallator emeiensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator emeiensis | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Grallatoridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Grallatoridae | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Minisauripus chuanzhuensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Minisauripus : Minisauripus chuanzhuensis | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Sauropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Theropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda | 129.4 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Matsukawa M., Lockley M. G., et al (2006) Cretaceous terrestrial biotas of East Asia, with special reference to dinosaur-dominated ichnofaunas: towards a synthesis, Cretaceous Research 27 1, 3-21 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!