Dashuigou Formation
Dashuigou Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
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The Dashuigou Formation (simplified Chinese: 大水沟组; traditional Chinese: 大水溝組; pinyin: Dàshuǐgōu Zǔ) is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
- Probactrosaurus alashanicus - "Fragmentary skull."[2] (probably synonymous with P. gobiensis)
- Probactrosaurus gobiensis - "Skull and skeleton."[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ a b "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 417.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of China
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Albian Stage
- Paleontological site stubs
- Inner Mongolia geography stubs