Shanyang Formation
The Shanyang Formation (simplified Chinese: 山阳组; traditional Chinese: 山陽組; pinyin: Shānyáng Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shaanxi whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Shanyang Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Asia |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis - "Partial sacrum, partial scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals, [and] phalanges."[2]
- Qinlingosaurus luonanensis
- Shantungosaurus cf giganteus
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 77.
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