Fengjiahe Formation
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The Fengjiahe Formation is a geological formation in China. It dates back to the Early Jurassic
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, China.
Early Jurassic
The Early Jurassic epoch is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic period...
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Vertebrate fauna
Theropod tracks geographically present in YunnanYunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
, China.
| Vertebrate Vertebrate Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds... s reported from the Fengjiahe Formation |
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Chinshakiangosaurus Chinshakiangosaurus Chinshakiangosaurus was a genus of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period. It lived in what is now present-day China. It is classified as a sauropod, but is not well known. The type species, Chinshakiangosaurus chuhghoensis, was first named by Ye, but described by Dong Zhiming in 1992... |
Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis |
Geographically present in Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with... , China. |
Later found to be indeterminate sauropod remains. |
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Yimenosaurus Yimenosaurus Yimenosaurus is a genus of prosauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic. Fossils from several individuals were recovered from Yimen, China, and the type species Y. youngi was named by Bai, Yang & Wang in 1990. Reconstructions are based on mostly complete skeletons, missing only parts of the... |
Y. youngi |
Geographically present in Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with... , China. |
"[Ten] partial skeletons, skull, adult." |
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