Yijinholuo Formation

The Yijinholuo Formation is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, China whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Yijinholuo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionAsia

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Otogornis genghisi[1] - "Shoulder girdle forelimb elements."[2]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 213.


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