Houcheng Formation
Houcheng Formation Stratigraphic range: | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | |
Overlies | Tiaojishan Formation |
Thickness | Up to 1255 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Other | Volcanics |
Location | |
Region | East Asia |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Hebei |
The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Upper Middle Jurassic. The lithology primarily consists of sandstone and conglomerate deposited in fluvial, alluvial fan and fan delta conditions, with interbeds of volcanic rocks.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
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X. nieii[2] |
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See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
- ^ Dou, Luxing; Hou, Jiagen; Song, Suihong; Zhang, Li; Liu, Yuming; Sun, Shuang; Li, Yongqiang; Wang, Xixin; Ren, Xiaoxu; Tang, Ying; Tian, Heng (May 2020). Patacci, M. (ed.). "Sedimentary characteristics of hyperpycnites in a shallow lacustrine environment: A case study from the Lower Cretaceous Xiguayuan Formation, Luanping Basin, Northeast China". Geological Journal. 55 (5): 3344–3360. doi:10.1002/gj.3599. ISSN 0072-1050.
- ^ a b c d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Zhao, X., Cheng, Z., Xu., X., and Makovicky, P. J. 2006. "A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80 (4): 467–473 Full text.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of China
- Jurassic System of Asia
- Jurassic China
- Paleontology in Hebei
- Callovian Stage
- Paleontological site stubs
- Hebei geography stubs