Houcheng Formation

Houcheng Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Jurassic
Type Geological formation
Location
Country  China

The Houcheng Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, China whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Xuanhuasaurus[1]

X. nieii[1]
  1. Geographically located in Hebei, China.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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