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Xiaerhete, Zaysan District, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 47.5392,85.5122 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Xinjiang, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Zaysan District, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Xiaerhete | Stidham T. A., Ni X.-J. (2014) | Irtysh River | "early Late Eocene" age suggested by mammalian fauna | mudstone | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Amiidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Amiiformes : Amiidae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Cygnopterus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Cygnopterus | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Romainvillinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Romainvillinae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Anthracotheriidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Brontotheriidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Osteichthyes unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Crocodylia order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Testudinoidea superfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinoidea | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Trionychidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Stidham T. A., Ni X.-J. (2014) Large anseriform (Aves: Anatidae: Romainvilliinae?) fossils from the Late Eocene of Xinjiang, China, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52, 98-111 |
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!