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Shaximiao

78 occ. 60 taxa (11 genera) 1 countries
Description

The Shaximiao Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic aged geological formation in Sichuan, China, most notable for the wealth of dinosaurs fossils that have been excavated from its strata. The Shaximiao Formation is exposed in and around the small township of Dashanpu, situated seven kilometres north-east from Sichuan's third largest city, Zigong, in the Da'an District.

Genera
11 genera
Mamenchisaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 168 Ma
Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 175 Ma
Anomoepus
Anomoepus
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus 1 occ. · 237 Ma
Parabrontopodus
Parabrontopodus
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ. · 201 Ma
Omeisaurus
Omeisaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 175 Ma
Chungkingosaurus
Chungkingosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 168 Ma
Yandusaurus
Yandusaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 171 Ma
Datousaurus
Datousaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid 1 occ. · 175 Ma
Therangospodus
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ. · 169 Ma
Bishanopliosaurus
Bishanopliosaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid 1 occ. · 184 Ma
Carmelopodus
Carmelopodus
Dinosaurs
Valid Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ. · 201 Ma
Shaximiao
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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Geological group / Member
Chongqing / Upper 29
Lower 20
Chongqing / Lower 19
Upper 3
Chongqing / Daanzhai 1
Top countries
🇨🇳 China 78
Depositional environments
Terrestrial indet. 54
Lacustrine indet. 19
Fluvial indet. 2
Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 2
Large lake 1
Top collectors
C.-C. Young 5
Yang 5
C. L. Camp 4
Lockley 3
He 2
Li 2
Zhang 2
Zheng 2
C. Li 1
Chingking NHM 1
G. Kuan 1
A. Zhou 1
Collection activity by decade
1930s 4
1940s 1
1950s 5
1970s 74
1980s 28
1990s 1
2000s 6
2010s 11
2020s 2