Majiacun Formation
| Majiacun Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: late Coniacian-late Santonian ~ | |
 Location | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Unit 2 |
| Underlies | Sigou Formation |
| Overlies | Gaogou Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°12′N 111°48′E / 33.2°N 111.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°12′N 104°18′E / 33.2°N 104.3°E |
| Region | Henan, Hubei |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Xixia Basin |
  Majiacun Formation (China)  Majiacun Formation (Henan) | |
The Majiacun Formation is a Santonian to Coniacian geologic formation in China.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Paleofauna
[edit]- Bactrosaurus[2] (remains originally known as Bakesaurus)[3][4]
- Mosaiceratops azumai[5]
- Xixiasaurus henanensis[6]
- Xixianykus zhangi[7]
- Yunxianosaurus hubeinensis[8][3]
- Zhanghenglong yangchengensis[9]
- Baryonychinae indet.? (possibly an indeterminate theropod due to no shared synapomorphies present)[10]
- Fossil eggs
- Dendroolithus sanlimiaoensis[11]
- Prismatoolithus gebiensis[12]
- Ovaloolithus sp.[13]
- Spheroolithus sp.[11][13]
- Nanyangosaurus zhugeii[13]
- Youngoolithus xiaguanensis[13]
- Ichnofossils
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Majiacun Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Li, Z. (2001). "Distribution, burying and classification of dinosaur fossils in Upper Cretaceous strata at Meipu Town, Yunxian County of Hubei Province". Hubei Geology & Mineral Resources. 15 (4): 25–31.
- ^ a b Zhou, S.Q.D. (2005). The Dinosaur Egg Fossils in Nanyang, China. China University of Geosciences Press. pp. 1–145. ISBN 978-7-562-52033-7.
- ^ Harris, Jerry D., 2006. "New Dinosaurs?"
- ^ Zheng et al., 2015
- ^ Lü et al., 2010
- ^ Xu et al., 2010
- ^ Li, Zhengqi. (2001). Distribution, burying and classification of dinosaur fossils in Upper Cretaceous strata at Meipu Town, Yunxian County of Hubei Province. Hubei Geology & Mineral Resources, 15(4)(Total No 37): 25-31. [1]
- ^ Xing et al., 2014
- ^ Hone et al., 2010
- ^ a b c Zhou & Feng, 2002
- ^ Liang et al., 2009
- ^ a b c d Zhao, 1979
Bibliography
[edit]- Tan, Q.-W.; Xing, H.; Hu, Y.-G.; Tan, L.; Xing, X. (2015), "New hadrosauroid material from the Upper Cretaceous Majiacun Formation of Hubei Province, central China", Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 53: 245–264
- Zheng, W.; Jin, X.; Xu, X. (2015), "A psittacosaurid-like basal neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and its implications for basal ceratopsian evolution", Scientific Reports, 5: 14190:1–9, Bibcode:2015NatSR...514190Z, doi:10.1038/srep14190, PMC 4585677, PMID 26388024
- Xing, H.; Wang, D.; Han, F.; Sullivan, C.; Ma, Q.; He, Y.; Hone, D. W. E.; Yan, R.; Du, F.; Xu, X. (2014), "A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) with Transitional Features from the Late Cretaceous of Henan Province, China", PLoS ONE, 9 (6): e98821, Bibcode:2014PLoSO...998821X, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098821, PMC 4047018, PMID 24901454
- Hone; Xu; Wang (2010), "A probable baryonychine (Theropoda: Spinosauridae) tooth from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan Province, China", Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 48: 19–26
- Lü, J.; Xu, L.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Jia, S.; Ji, Q. (2010), "A new troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of central China, and the radiation of Asian troodontids", Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 55 (3): 381–388, doi:10.4202/app.2009.0047
- Xu, X.; Wang, D.-Y.; Sullivan, C.; Hone, D. W. E.; Han, F.-L.; Yan, R.-H.; Du, F.-M. (2010), "A basal parvicursorine (Theropoda: Alvarezsauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of China", Zootaxa, 2413: 1–19, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2413.1.1
- Liang, X.; Wen, S.; Yang, D.; Zhou, S.; Wu, S. (2009), "Dinosaur eggs and dinosaur egg-bearing deposits (Upper Cretaceous) of Henan Province, China: Occurrences, palaeoenvironments, taphonomy and preservation", Progress in Natural Science, 19 (11): 1587–1601, Bibcode:2009PNSMI..19.1587L, doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2009.06.012
- Zhou, S.-q.; Feng, Z.-j. (2002), "Studies on the occurrence beds of Oölithus and their relations to the upper-lower boundaries in Henan province", Resources Survey & Environment, 23: 68–76
- Zhao, Z (1979), "Discovery of the dinosaurian eggs and footprint from Neixiang county, Henan province", Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 17: 304–309