Xinlong Formation
| Xinlong Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: ?Aptian-Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°36′N 107°54′E / 22.6°N 107.9°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°12′N 116°06′E / 23.2°N 116.1°E |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Country |  China |
  Xinlong Formation (China)  Xinlong Formation (Guangxi) | |
The Xinlong Formation (sometimes called the "Napai Formation", or misspelt as "Napan Formation"[1]) is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Guangxi, southern China.[2]
Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
| Dinosaurs of the Xinlong Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Asiatosaurus | A. kwangshiensis | Teeth, three cervical vertebrae and ribs | Indeterminate sauropod | |||
| Datanglong[4] | D. guangxiensis | A member of Carcharodontosauria | ||||
| Fusuisaurus[5] | F. zhaoi[5] | Partial pelvis and caudal vertebrae | A titanosauriform | |||
| Liubangosaurus[6] | L. hei[6] | Fifth to ninth dorsal vertebrae | An eusauropod | |||
| Prodeinodon | P. kwangshiensis | Several teeth, fragmentary tibia, fragmentary fibula | Indeterminate theropod | |||
| Siamosaurus | Indeterminate, possibly S. fusuiensis | Four teeth | Spinosaurid originally known as "Sinopliosaurus" fusuiensis | 
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Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
References
- ^ MO, JINYOU; BUFFETAUT, ERIC; TONG, HAIYAN; AMIOT, ROMAIN; CAVIN, LIONEL; CUNY, GILLES; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH; SUTEETHORN, SURAVECH; JIANG, SHAN (2015-07-02). "Early Cretaceous vertebrates from the Xinlong Formation of Guangxi (southern China): a review". Geological Magazine. 153 (1): 143–159. doi:10.1017/S0016756815000394. ISSN 0016-7568.
- ^ Xinlong Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Mo, Zhou, Li, Huang and Cao, 2014. A new Carcharodontosauria (Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi, Southern China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition). 88(4), 1051-1059.
- ^ a b Mo, J., Wang W.,Huang Z., Huang X., Xu X., 2006, "A Basal Titanosauriform from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi, China", ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA, Vol.80 No.4 P.486-489
- ^ a b Mo Jinyou, Xu Xing and Eric Buffetaut (2010). "A New Eusauropod Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi Province, Southern China". Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition). 84 (6): 1328–1335. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00331.x.