Xiaoyan Formation
| Xiaoyan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Xiaoyan Formation is a geological formation in Anhui, China whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Wannanosaurus yansiensis - "Partial skull roof, mandible, fragments of postcranium."[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 465.
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