Genus: Nova CHEN, DONG & ZHEN, 1998

Locality: Jianshangou-Sihetun area of Beipiao, Shangyuan, Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Yixian Formation (Jiufotang Formation), Jehol Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology NIGP 127587: (DONG & CHEN, 2000; a maxilla, occipital region, a pair of mandibles, 3 cervical vertebrae, 12 dorsal vertebrae, 3-4 caudal vertebrae and elements of the fore and hind limbs) found in it’s stomach area.
Note: Found in the stomach region of skeleton of Sinosauropteryx prima (NIGP 127587).