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South Gobi mammalian fossil locality , Xinjiang, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 47.2167,89.65 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Xinjiang, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Xinjiang, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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South Gobi mammalian fossil locality (Section B) | Ni X., Li Q., et al (2016) | Early Eocene Bumbanian Asian Land Mammal Age (ALMA) | mudstone | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
South Gobi mammalian fossil locality (Section C) | Ni X., Li Q., et al (2016) | sandstone | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||
South Gobi mammalian fossil locality (Section A) | Ni X., Li Q., et al (2016) | late Gashatan ALMA in the late Paleocene | sandstone | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
References
Ni X., Li Q., et al (2016) A late Paleocene probable metatherian (?deltatheroidan) survivor of the Cretaceous mass extinction, Scientific Reports 6, 38547:1-9 doi:10.1038/srep38547 |
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