Huiquanpu Formation
| Huiquanpu Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Huiquanpu Formation (simplified Chinese: 灰泉堡组; traditional Chinese: 灰泉堡組; pinyin: Huīquánpù Zǔ) is a geological formation in Shanxi and Hebei provinces, China, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- cf. Szechuanosaurus campi (theropod indet)
- Huabeisaurus allocotus - "Teeth [and] postcranial skeleton."[2]
- Tianzhenosaurus youngi - "Skull [and] postcranial skeleton."[3]
- cf. Shantungosaurus
- Shanxia tianzhenensis (ankylosaur indet) - "Partial skull."[4]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 268.
- ↑ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 364.
- ↑ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 368.