Dalangshan Formation
| Dalangshan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Shenzhuangcun Formation |
| Overlies | Sanshui Formation |
| Thickness | 69-517 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23°10′38″N 112°50′21″E / 23.1771°N 112.8392°E |
| Region | Sanshui District, Guangdong Province |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Sanshui Basin |
  Dalangshan Formation (China) | |
The Dalangshan Formation (simplified Chinese: 大塱山组; traditional Chinese: 大塱山組; pinyin: Dàlǎngshān Zǔ), also referred to as the Dalangshan Group 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
[edit]- Heyuannia huangi - Partial skull and skeleton[2]
- Tyrannosauroidea indet. - Dental remains[3]
- Lambeosaurini indet. - Partial skeleton[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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 8.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 167
- ↑ Xing, Lida; Liang, Zaoqun; Zhang, Ke; Wang, Donghao; Zhang, Xianqiu; Persons, W. Scott; Ren, Zheng; Liang, Zhicong; Xian, Minyi; Zeng, Qiang (1 September 2024). "Large theropod teeth from the Upper Cretaceous of Guangdong Province, Southern China". Cretaceous Research. 161 105914. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105914.
- ↑ Wang, Donghao; Xing, Lida; Mallon, Jordan C.; Miyashita, Tetsuto; Liang, Zaoqun; Zhang, Xianqiu; Ren, Zheng; Liang, Zhicong; Xian, Minyi (24 January 2025). "First occurrence of the duck-billed dinosaur tribe Lambeosaurini (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) in South China". Historical Biology: 1–13. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2454652.
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