Liangtoutang Formation
Liangtoutang Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~ | |
---|---|
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | |
Underlies | |
Overlies | Tangshang Formation |
Thickness | About 300 m (980 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 28°42′N 120°12′E / 28.7°N 120.2°ECoordinates: 28°42′N 120°12′E / 28.7°N 120.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 36°18′N 120°00′E / 36.3°N 120.0°E |
Region | Zhejiang |
Country | China |
Extent | |
Liangtoutang Formation (China) |
The Liangtoutang Formation, also referred to as the Laijia Formation is a geological formation located in Zhejiang, China. Its strata date back to the Albian to Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period.[1] The lithology primarily consists of red sandstone.
Fossil content[]
Dinosaurs[]
Dinosaurs of the Liangtoutang Formation | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Images | ||
Yueosaurus | Y. tiantaiensis | "Partial postcranial skeleton"[2] | A neornithischian | |||
Jinyunpelta | J. sinensis | "An almost complete skull" and two partial postcranial skeletons[3] | An ankylosaurin ankylosaur |
Other fossils[]
- Fossil eggs
References[]
- ^ Liangtoutang Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Zheng et al., 2012
- ^ Zheng, 2018
- ^ a b Jin et al., 2007
- ^ Lawver et al., 2016
Bibliography[]
- Scientific Reports 8. Article number 3711. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-21924-7 ; ; ; ; , and . 2018. The most basal ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Albian–Cenomanian of China, with implications for the evolution of the tail club.
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36. e1100631:1–7. ; ; , and . 2016. An avian egg from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Liangtoutang Formation of Zhejiang Province, China.
- Cretaceous Research 34. 208–219. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.001 ; ; ; , and . 2012. A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Cretaceous Liangtoutang Formation of Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44. 81–88. ; ; , and . 2007. Giant dinosaur eggs from the Tiantai basin, Zhejiang province, China.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of China
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous China
- Albian Stage
- Cenomanian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Lacustrine deposits
- Ooliferous formations
- Paleontology in Zhejiang