Liangtoutang Formation
| Liangtoutang Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tiantai Group |
| Underlies | Chichengshan Formation |
| Overlies | Tangshang Formation |
| Thickness | About 300 m (980 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 28°42′N 120°12′E / 28.7°N 120.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 36°18′N 120°00′E / 36.3°N 120.0°E |
| Region | Zhejiang |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Huzhen Basin |
  Liangtoutang Formation (China)  Liangtoutang Formation (Zhejiang) | |
The Liangtoutang Formation, also referred to as the Laijia Formation is a geological formation located in Zhejiang, China. Its strata date back to the Albian to Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period.[1] The lithology primarily consists of red sandstone.
Fossil content
Dinosaurs
| Dinosaurs of the Liangtoutang Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Images | ||
| Yueosaurus | Y. tiantaiensis | "Partial postcranial skeleton"[2] | A neornithischian | |||
| Jinyunpelta | J. sinensis | "An almost complete skull" and two partial postcranial skeletons[3] | An ankylosaurin ankylosaur |  | ||
Other fossils
- Fossil eggs
References
- ^ Liangtoutang Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Zheng et al., 2012
- ^ Zheng, 2018
- ^ a b Jin et al., 2007
- ^ Lawver et al., 2016