Lura Formation
| Lura Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Lura Formation is a geological formation in western China whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Tetanurae indet[1]
- ?Coelurosauria indet[1]
- Sauropoda indet. (=cf. Asiatosaurus kwangshiensis)[1]
- Monkonosaurus lawulacus[1] - "[Two] vertebrae, sacrum with illia, [three] plates, adult."[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 16.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 345.