Zhidan Group
| Zhidan Group Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Luohandong Formation, , , Jingchuan Formation, , Huachihuanhe Formation |
| Underlies | , |
| Overlies | |
| Location | |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Country |  China |
The Zhidan Group is a geological formation in China whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
- Psittacosaurus sp.[1]
- Sauroplites scutiger
- Wuerhosaurus ordosensis[2]
- Huanhepterus quingyanensis
- Ikechosaurus sunailinae
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Hou Y., and Ji, S., 2017. New findings of stegosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Luohandong Formation in the Ordos Basin, Inner Mongolia. Geological Bulletin of China 36(7): 1097-1103.
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