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).