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Lotus tracksite, Leshan, Sichuan, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)29.3616,103.943
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationSichuan, China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Leshan, Sichuan, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Lotus tracksiteXing L., Wang F., et al (2007)Chiating - Jiaguan4 track-bearing layerssandstone129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Wupus agilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Wupus : Wupus agilis129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caririchnium lotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontipodidae : Caririchnium : Caririchnium lotus129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithischia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Qijiangpus sinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Qijiangpus : Qijiangpus sinensis129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pteraichnus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pteraichnidae : Pteraichnus129.4 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Xing L., Wang F., et al (2007) [The discovery of dinosaur footprints from the middle Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation of Qijiang County, Chongqing City], Acta Geologica Sinica 81 11, 1591-1602
Xing L., Peng G., et al (2015) Early Cretaceous sauropod and ornithopod trackways from a stream course in Sichuan Basin, southwest China, Fossil Record 4. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 68, 319-326
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!
 
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