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Houzhuang village, Nanyang, Henan, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)33.4978,112.879
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationHenan, China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Nanyang, Henan, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Houzhuang village, Xiaguan Basin (IVPP)Xu X., Zhao X.-J., et al (2000)MajiacunPossibly Albian; also listed as "lower part of the Xiaguan Formation (equivalent of the Gaogou Fm., Xixia Basin)"mudstone93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Nanyangosaurus zhugeii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Nanyangosaurus : Nanyangosaurus zhugeii93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ovaloolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ovaloolithidae : Ovaloolithus93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spheroolithus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Spheroolithidae : Spheroolithus93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Youngoolithus xiaguanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Youngoolithidae : Youngoolithus : Youngoolithus xiaguanensis93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Zhao Z. (1979) [Discovery of the dinosaurian eggs and footprint from Neixiang county, Henan province], Vertebrata PalAsiatica 17 4, 304-309
Xu X., Zhao X.-J., et al (2000) A new iguanodontian from Sangping Formation of Neixiang, Henan and its stratigraphical implication, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38 3, 176-191
Xing L.-d., Harris J. D., et al (2009) Ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Zhutian Formation in the Nanxiong Basin, Guangdong, China and general observations on large Chinese ornithopod footprints, Geological Bulletin of China 28 7, 829-843
Liang X., Wen S., et al (2009) Dinosaur eggs and dinosaur egg-bearing deposits (Upper Cretaceous) of Henan Province, China: Occurrences, palaeoenvironments, taphonomy and preservation, Progress in Natural Science 19 11, 1587-1601 doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2009.06.012
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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