Dalangshan Formation

Coordinates: 23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392
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Dalangshan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionAsia

The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ) is a geological formation in the Sanshui District of Guangdong Province, China, the strata of which date back to the Late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Heyuannia huangi - "Partial skull and skeleton."[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Table 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167.

23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°E / 23.1771; 112.8392