Donghe Group
Donghe Group Stratigraphic range: | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | , , |
Overlies | |
Thickness | 978 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate |
Other | Sandstone, siltstone, shale |
The Donghe Group is a Lower Cretaceous geologic formation in China. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It predominantly consists of conglomerate, alongside sandstone, siltstone and shale.[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes[]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Zhou, Zhen-Ju; Mao, Shi-Dong; Chen, Yan-Jing; Santosh, M. (2016-07-01). "U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotopes of detrital zircons from the southern Qinling Orogen: Implications for Precambrian to Phanerozoic tectonics in central China". Gondwana Research. 35: 323–337. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2015.06.003. ISSN 1342-937X.
References[]
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Categories:
- Geologic groups of Asia
- Geologic formations of China
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous China
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Chinese geologic formation stubs