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Tanggula Mountain Pass 3, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.9,91.9167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Quinghai-Xizang, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tanggula Mountain Pass 3, Matuo Formation | Sha J., Smith P. L., et al (2002) | Matuo | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Liostrea birmanica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea : Liostrea birmanica | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Sha J., Smith P. L., et al (2002) Jurassic Ostreoida (Bivalvia) from China (Tanggula Mountains, Quinghai-Xizang Plateau) and their paleobiogeographic context, Journal of Paleontology 76 3, 431-446 |
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!