Dalangshan Formation
Dalangshan Formation Stratigraphic range: | |
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Type | Geological formation |
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Overlies | |
Thickness | 69-517 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°ECoordinates: 23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / ��23.1771°N 112.8392°E |
Region | Sanshui District, Guangdong Province |
Country | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Dalangshan Formation (China) |
The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山���; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ), also referred to as the Dalangshan Group is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
- Heyuannia huangi - "Partial skull and skeleton."[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Nanxiong Formation
References[]
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167
Categories:
- Geologic formations of China
- Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous China
- Maastrichtian Stage
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Asia
- Paleontology in Guangdong
- Guangdong geography stubs
- Paleontological site stubs