Penglaizhen Formation

Penglaizhen Formation
Penglaizhen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
Type	Geological formation
Location
Region	Asia

The Penglaizhen Formation (simplified Chinese: 蓬莱镇组; traditional Chinese: 蓬萊鎮組; pinyin: Péngláizhèn Zǔ) is a geological formation in Sichuan, China, whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate ornithschian tracks have been recovered from Penglaizhen outcrops in Sichuan, China.^[1]

Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
Mamenchisaurus^[1]	M. anyuensis^[1]	Geographically located in Sichuan, China.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

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