Daye Group

Daye Group
Daye Group
Type	Geological formation

The Daye Group is a geological formation in China. It dates back to the Hettangian-Pliensbachian^[1] and it preserves dinosaur fossils, although none can be referred to the genus level.

Vertebrate fauna[edit]

Dinosaurs of the Daye Group
Taxa	Presence	Notes	Images
Genus: Lufengosaurus^[1] L. changduensis^[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.^[1]		Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus
Genus: Prosauropoda^[1] Unnamed prosauropod.^[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.^[1]
Genus: Sauropoda^[1] Unnamed sauropod.^[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.^[1]
Genus: Theropoda^[1] Unnamed theropod	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.^[1]	Informally known as "Prodeinodon tibetensis".^[2]^[3] Known from a single vertebra.
Genus: Thyreophora^[1] Possible unnamed thyreophoran.^[1]	Geographically present in Xizang Zizhiqu, China.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 534–535. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
^ L. Ye, Y. Hao, H. Qi, Y. Li, and X. Zhao. 1986. [The southern Xinjiang–the Qinghui, Xizang region]. Ching-kuo Ti Pao o Hsi [The Cretaceous System of China. The Stratigraphy of China] 12:193-204
^ "Prodeinodon mongoliensis, P. kwangshiensis, "P. tibetensis"". A Dinosaur a Day. Retrieved 24 April 2020.