Earth:Donghe Group
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Short description: Geologic formation in China
| Donghe Group Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Tianjiba Formation, Zhoujiawan Formation, Jishan Formation |
| Overlies | Sanhekou Group |
| Thickness | 978 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | conglomerate |
| Other | Sandstone, siltstone, shale |
The Donghe Group is a Lower Cretaceous geologic formation in China . Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] It predominantly consists of conglomerate, alongside sandstone, siltstone and shale.[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ Zhou, Zhen-Ju; Mao, Shi-Dong; Chen, Yan-Jing; Santosh, M. (2016-07-01). "U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotopes of detrital zircons from the southern Qinling Orogen: Implications for Precambrian to Phanerozoic tectonics in central China" (in en). Gondwana Research 35: 323–337. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2015.06.003. ISSN 1342-937X. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1342937X15001483.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
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