Dashuigou Formation
| Dashuigou Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Country | China |
The Dashuigou Formation (simplified Chinese: 大水沟组; traditional Chinese: 大水溝組; pinyin: Dàshuǐgōu Zǔ) is a geological formation in Inner Mongolia, north China, whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Shaochilong maortuensis - "Partial skull, postcranial skeleton."[2]
- Probactrosaurus alashanicus - "Fragmentary skull."[3]
- P. gobiensis - "Skull and skeleton."[3]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ "Table 5.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 113.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 417.