Kalaza Formation
The Kalaza Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. There is some confusion with the stratigraphy of this unit, as the term is used for sediments of equivalent age in both the Junggar Basin and the Turpan Basin.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from formation[2]
| Kalaza Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tugulu Group |
| Overlies | Qigu Formation, Shishugou Formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Junggar Basin, Turpan Basin (equivalent unit) |
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Dinosaurs of the Kalazha Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
|
C. lacustris[2] |
Turpan Basin |
Later found to be indeterminate sauropod remains.[2] |
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H. sinojapanorum[2] |
Turpan Basin |
"Dorsal vertebra, complete forelimb, [and four] teeth."[3] | ||
|
cf. S. campi[2] |
Geographically located in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China.[2] |
Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains.[2] | ||
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Maisch, Michael W.; Matzke, Andreas T. (2019-01-01). "First record of a eusauropod (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic Qigu-Formation (southern Junggar Basin, China), and a reconsideration of Late Jurassic sauropod diversity in Xinjiang". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 291 (1): 109–117. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2019/0792. ISSN 0077-7749.
- 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.
- "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 263.
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