Bayin-Gobi Formation
| Bayin-Gobi Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
The Bayin-Gobi Formation (simplified Chinese: 巴音戈壁组; traditional Chinese: 巴音戈壁組; pinyin: Bāyīn Gēbì 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
- Alxasaurus elesitaiensis[1] - "[Two] incomplete skeletons."[2]
- Theropoda indet[1]
- Sauropoda indet[1]
- Psittacosaurus sp.[1]
- Penelopognathus weishampeli[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 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 7.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 152.
- ↑ Carpenter, K & Ishida, Y (2010). "Early and 'Middle' Cretaceous Iguanodonts in Time and Space," Journal of Iberian Geology, 36(2);145-164.
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