Tongfosi Formation
Tongfosi Formation Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 42°54′N 129°12′E / 42.9°N 129.2°ECoordinates: 42°54′N 129°12′E / 42.9°N 129.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 49°30′N 121°06′E / 49.5°N 121.1°E |
Region | Jilin |
Country | China |
Tongfosi Formation (China) |
The Tongfosi Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) geologic formation of the in China.[1] Fossil ornithopod tracks of iguanodontids and theropods have been reported from the fluvial sandstones of the formation.[2][3]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ornithopod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References[]
- ^ Tongfosi Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Matsukawa et al., 1995
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
- Palaios 10. 3–15. ; ; ; ; ; , and . 1995. Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Cretaceous of eastern Manchuria, northeastern China: implications for the recognition of an ornithopod ichnofacies in East Asia.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of China
- Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous China
- Cenomanian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Fluvial deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Paleontology in China