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IVPP 93008-2, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)42.8667,90.1667
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationXin-jiang (Sinkiang), China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Turpan BasinLi C. K., Ting S. Y. (1983)mudstone58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Ying-choe-shih, Pichan, TurpanYoung C.-C., Sun A.-L. (1957)sandstone100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IVPP 93008-2, TurpanDong Z. (1997)Kalaza= Kalazha Formationnot reported163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Mesonychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Haplolambda planicanina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Barylambdidae : Haplolambda : Haplolambda planicanina58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Dilambda sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolambdodontidae : Dilambda58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Prodinoceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Prodinoceras58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Houyanotherium sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Houyanotherium58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Jiaoluotherium sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Jiaoluotherium58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Eurymylidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eurymylidae58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Pseudictops sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Pseudictopidae : Pseudictops58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Tienshanilophus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Phenacolophidae : Tienshanilophus58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hudiesaurus : Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Young C.-C., Sun A.-L. (1957) Note on a fragmentary carnosaurian mandible from Turfan, Sinkiang, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 1 2, 159-163
Li C. K., Ting S. Y. (1983) The Paleogene mammals of China, Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 21, 1-97
Dong Z. (1997) A gigantic sauropod (Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum gen. et sp. nov.) from the Turpan Basin, China, Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing, 102-110
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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