Ermaying Formation

Ermaying Formation
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
~247–242 Ma

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Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Two Members
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Overlies
Thickness	Up to 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, sandstone
Other	Tuff
Location
Coordinates	37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°ECoordinates: 37°26′15″N 110°39′06″E / 37.43750°N 110.65167°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	38°12′N 90°30′E / 38.2°N 90.5°E
Region	Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia
Country	China
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The Ermaying Formation is a sedimentary succession of Anisian (Middle Triassic) age. It is found in the Shaanxi Province of China.^[1] It is composed of an up to 600 m thick sequence of mudstone and sandstone.^[2] It is famous for its fossils of tetrapods.^[2]

Fossil content[]

Notable fossils include the genera Fenhosuchus, Eumetabolodon, Halazhaisuchus, Guchengosuchus, Neoprocolophon, Ordosiodon, Wangisuchus and Shansisuchus.

References[]

^ Desojo, J. B. (2013). Anatomy, Phylogeny and Palaeobiology of Early Archosaurs and their Kin. ISBN 978-1862393615.
^ ^a ^b Sues, Hans-Dieter; Fraser, Nicholas C. (2010). Triassic life on land : the great transition. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231135221.

[Desojo-1] Desojo, J. B. (2013). Anatomy, Phylogeny and Palaeobiology of Early Archosaurs and their Kin. ISBN 978-1862393615.

[Sue_2010-2] Sues, Hans-Dieter; Fraser, Nicholas C. (2010). Triassic life on land : the great transition. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231135221.

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